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Ambassador of Greece to Australia meets with Archbishop Makarios
The new Ambassador of Greece to Australia, Stavros Venizelos, along with his wife, Larisa Tikaidi, and the Consul General of Greece in Sydney, Ioannis Mallikourtis, visited the headquarters of the …
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GCM Schools celebrate Apokries and Clean Monday
The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) Schools embraced the spirit of Apokries and Clean Monday last week with a range of engaging activities both in and out of the classroom. …
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Tasmania vote a lesson for federal Labor and Liberals
Tasmanians have sent the nation’s major political parties into a frenzy as they prepare for a federal election by failing to vote decisively for either a Liberal or Labor government. Though ballots …
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Australia will work with US regardless of president
Australia is ready to work with the US regardless of who Americans vote for at the presidential election, the deputy prime minister says. Questions are being asked about the future …
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50 years of Modern Greek at the University of Sydney
The Department of Modern Greek at the University of Sydney marks its 50th anniversary milestone with a free event on Sunday 14 April (3pm) as part of the 42nd Greek …
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Charles and Catherine’s cancer diagnoses: key dates
Catherine, Princess of Wales’s announcement Friday that she has cancer and is in the early stages of chemotherapy comes just weeks after King Charles III revealed his own cancer diagnosis. …
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France mounts security drill ahead of Olympic torch relay
French police tested their security plans for the Olympic torch relay on Friday, with a multi-layered ring of 100 officers set to be deployed to keep protesters at bay. Authorities …
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Australia, Greece, and Cyprus show contrasting trends in age-related happiness according to annual study
Australia is the tenth happiest country in the world, but data shows the older are much happier than the young. Meanwhile Greece, at 64, and Cyprus, at 50, see the …
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Manuscripts from Greek poet Dionysios Solomos to be conserved in Athens
Manuscripts by Greece’s national poet Dionysios Solomos are being conserved at the Byzantine & Christian Museum in Athens. According to Kathimerini, conserved manuscripts by Solomos include a handwritten notebook with …
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Unemployed return to work in a ‘hot labour market’
Increasing work opportunities for Australians in an improving jobs market are helping those reliant on welfare schemes to exit the system earlier. Historically low figures in long-term benefit recipients disprove …