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Greek-Turkish foreign ministers meet in constructive talks
Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu met in Athens on Monday to discuss Greece’s positions, following Mr Cavusoglu’s meeting with conservative Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos …
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Answering the call to take up the life of a parish priest
Father Nicholas Georgiou is the priest for The Presentation of Our Lady to the Temple in North Balwyn. He told Neos Kosmos that in his youth, he had always been …
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329 exposure sites in Victoria, as ‘ring of steel’ is not ruled out for Melbourne
Victoria has reported three new locally acquired coronavirus cases and added to the six flagged yesterday, there are a total of nine cases recorded in the last 24 hours. The …
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Design for Battle of Crete memorial for Perth’s King Park unveiled
The Battle of Crete Memorial Committee (BCMC) of Western Australia met last week to unveil the concept design for a memorial of the 1941 battle which will be set up …
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Trafficking of human beings through Greece: “We need to fight the culture of impunity”
Thessaloniki-born Heracles Moskoff, 51, has been serving as National Rapporteur of Greece on Trafficking in Human Beings since 2013. Following the transposition of the European Anti-Trafficking Directive, the office was …
GACL unveils its Kids’ school holidays program
Term 2 of the GACL (Greek-Australian Cultural League) Kids online art and culture program kicks off during the school holidays on 29 June with a paper weaving activity. Penelope and …
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Turkish Ambassador in Australia attacks Koutsantonis MP for proposing 19 May as Greek Genocide Remembrance Day
With a new letter addressed to members of the SA Parliament and signed by the Turkish Ambassador in Australia, Korhan Karakoc, the Turkish Government has urged South Australia’s state government …
GACL extends submission date for literary competition and Antipodes periodical
The date for submissions to the Greek Australian Cultural League’s (GACL) Literary Competition and for its periodical Antipodes has been extended to Friday, 23 July. The literary competition comprises of …
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A Son of Greek migrants awarded Pastry Chef of the Year
When Zacharias (Zak) Antoniou decided to quit his high-profile marketing and advertising job in Melbourne in 2019 and move to his hometown in Adelaide to pursue his childhood dream of …
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Five new COVID-19 cases, and two aged care homes affected
There have been five new locally acquired coronavirus cases recorded in Victoria in the past day. Staff members at two aged care homes in Melbourne have been affected by the …