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Merri-bek Council to document and celebrate migrant history
Merri-Bek Councillor Katerine Theodosis has called for Council to take the lead in collecting and curating stories from the city’s diverse migrant communities — from those who arrived generations ago …
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Australian women of Greek heritage shine on the global stage at GIWA
Australian women of Greek heritage are being celebrated on the world stage through the Greek International Women Awards (GIWA), which honour courage, leadership, and impact across business, media, education, fashion, …
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Greece train tragedy father ends 23-day hunger strike
The father of a victim of Greece’s worst rail disaster has ended a 23-day hunger strike after persuading judicial authorities to examine the precise cause of his son’s death. “The …
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‘Greece needs you!’ – Greek citizenship dominates conversation in Sydney
A visiting delegation of officials from Greece spent an afternoon with numerous representatives of Greek Australian organisations as they discussed the subject of Greek citizenship with a very clear and …
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GOCNSW hosts Deputy Minister Yiannis-Michail Loverdos in push to deepen Greece-diaspora ties
The Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales (GOCNSW) welcomed Deputy Foreign Minister for Hellenes Abroad Yiannis-Michail Loverdos to its Lakemba headquarters on Tuesday, in a milestone visit that marks …
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Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni meets NSW ministers to strengthen cultural ties between Greece and Australia
Greek Minister of Culture Lina Mendoni held a high-level meeting in Sydney with NSW Ministers Steve Kamper and Sophie Cotsis, both of Greek heritage, to discuss new avenues for cultural …
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Bridging continents in science: Adelaide hosts 2025 IUPESM Congress with an Athens delegation
Adelaide last week hosted the 2025 IUPESM World Congress, bringing together leading experts in biomedical engineering and medical physics from around the globe. Under the theme Bridging the Gap: Science, …
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Kon Petrakos: A life of service, family, and filotimo
In the quiet hills of Artemisia, just outside Kalamata, a boy was born on August 26, 1936—one of seven children in a village scarred by war, yet resilient. That boy, …
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Oakleigh Grammar celebrates Round Square status
A jubilant mood marked Oakleigh Grammar’s Term 4 start as it celebrated numerous recent successes, including its approved status as a Round Square school. The school welcomed in the new …
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Soaring rents push people further from jobs, community
Packed inspections, skyrocketing rents and a fear of price hikes are leaving renters intimidated as vacancy rates plummet to record lows, a report shows. The median cost to put a …