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Dr Patricia Koromvokis receives honorary plaque from Ioannina International Summer University

Dr Patricia Koromvokis, Lecturer and Head of the Modern Greek Studies Program at Macquarie University, was awarded with an honorary plaque from International Summer University during the 8th International Summer …

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A journey to a new Ithaca: the Ithacan Philanthropic Society

Sitting one story above Elizabeth Street’s bustling commercial strip, Ithaca House has since 1958 been the club rooms of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society. Established in 1916 as a community organisation …

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It’s official – Melbourne has its own ‘Kalamata Place’

Melbourne now has a new Greek landmark, after Darebin Council unanimously endorsed that an unnamed laneway in Thornbury would become “Kalamata Place” back on 23 May 2022. It remained unnamed …

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Too many Greek-Australians are not vaccinated

“I’ve seen as a lot of elderly Greek people that haven’t been vaccinated, who get very ill, and too often, die,” Dr Roderick McRae told Neos Kosmos. The president of …

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Tentoglou narrowly misses WTFC gold

Olympic gold medallist Miltos Tentoglou won second place at the World Track & Field Championships, in the early hours of Sunday (Greek time) getting the silver medal in the long …

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Ukrainian cargo aircraft crashes in Greece, carrying weapons to Bangladesh

The cargo plane which crashed in Kavala, northern Greece carried 11 tonnes of Serbian-made weapons – including landmines – to Bangladesh, Serbia’s Defence Minister Nebojša Stefanovic confirmed. Mr Stefanovic said …

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Aeschylus’ The Persians at Epidvaros – A Triumph

As a lover of classical civilisation, who read and studied classical drama both at secondary school and Monash University in Melbourne, a trip to Greece in summer would not be …

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Ancient view of social media, free speech and noise

Antiquarians of all varieties often speculate for fun how ancient luminaries would have used social media–long, technical screeds from Pliny the Elder on Reddit; the Roman poet Martial, dishing out …

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Antipodes: can rejuvenate in authentic ways

The pandemic has reset the industry. COVID-19 affected the way people think and live, but also the event industry as whole. To rejuvenate festivals such as Antipodes while we are …

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South Melbourne downs Oakleigh to strengthen their title charge

South Melbourne emerged victorious in the battle against Oakleigh, putting themselves in pole position to win the premiership with only a handful of games left. The league leaders narrowly defeated …

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