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Consul heralds prize for VCE excellence
Dr Charalampos Ladopoulos, the Greek Consul for Educational Affairs, was at Balwyn High School last week to presentation the 2008 Greek Premier’s Award to Effie Markesinis as a top
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Opera singer to hit top note
Panayiota Kalatzis will perform in the Australian Singing Competition at the Independent Theatre in North Sydney for the Australian Singing Competition.
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Greens demand resignations over Greece fires
The Greens have criticised the Karamanlis Government’s handling of the recent fires that destroyed many homes outside Athens and deforested 200kms of forest.
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Greek Australian Conservatives meet in NSW
Greek Australian Conservatives meet in NSW for the first time in public, in early preparation for what they believe will be a tightly contested election between the ALP Government
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Return of former Siemens CEO to Greece on hold
The return of Michalis Christoforakos to Greece is on hold until his legal appeals are heard.
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Flaming Brit: Court case take place in 2010
The case to consider the alleged setting alight of a misbehaving Bristish tourist has been postponed until May 2010.
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Property prices in Attiki drop
While residential property prices in Attica fell between 5 to 10 percent in the first half of the year an increase in demand is predicted in the second half of 2009.
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Human traffic ring smashed
A human trafficking ring which held 10 illegal immigrants in a container outside of Athens was busted last week in Athens.
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3.5 hours Athens – Thessaloniki train trip by 2013
Improvements in the rail system betwen Athens and Thessaloniki will see travel times cut to 3.5 hours
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Fire threat to Athens subsides
Criticism of the Karamanlis Government is mounting as the fire threat to Athens subsides.