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The IMF never asked for additional spending cuts in Greece, says Lagarde
Despite deep cuts having been made in state spending in Greece, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde has revealed that it wasn’t on account of the Fund. …
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Greek sea ramp for people with mobility problems enters $1 mil investment contest
“The level of a society’s interest in people who are confronted with difficulties is a measure of its civilisation.” Engineer Ignatios Fotiou refers to this credo, taught to him by …
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South Australia welcomes the Evzones
On Friday morning the Premier of South Australia Steven Marshall held a special reception to welcome the visiting members of the Hellenic Presidential Guard to Parliament House. “Both the Premier …
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Hellenic RSL to commemorate Anzac Day
To pay their respects to the fallen, members of the Hellenic RSL are invited to attend the Anzac Day March on Wednesday 25 April. During the First World War, 330,000 …
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#MeToo and the Greek Australian community
In a bid to open up the #MeToo movement to the Greek Australian community, the Food For Thought Network (FFTN) is hosting an event next month to start the dialogue …
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Greek metal band arrested on terrorism charges
Greek heavy metal band, Rotting Christ have found themselves in a debacle in Eastern Europe. Last week two members of the group, brothers Sakis and Themis Tolis, were arrested on …
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Greek Orthodox bishop involved in sex scandal
Bishop Isichios of Capitolias in Jerusalem was asked to step down from his duties last week, as the Patriarchate of Jerusalem called for an investigation of allegations against him. The …
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Nine Evzones just landed in Australia
By popular request and after obtaining special permission from the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos the contingent of the Presidential Guard (Evzones) landed in Adelaide on Tuesday night, …
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Helicopter carrying Greek PM harassed by Turkish fighter jets
Tensions between Greece and Turkey continue, and on Tuesday it was Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras who found himself in the firing line. According to reports, Turkish fighter jets harassed …
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Aegean islet flag incident sparks new tension between Ankara and Athens
It was four days ago that three young Greek men from Fourni island jumped on a small boat and raised the Greek flag on not one but five Greek islets …