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Quill Awards 2021 recognise two Greek Australians in media
The annual Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards celebrating excellence in journalism were held at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne Friday night. The Age reaped a bagful of Quill Awards 2021 …
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Melbourne yiayia Marianthi Kapantai turns 100
In 1922, the year that Smyrna was burned, Marianthi Kapantai was born across the sea in the village of Filia on the island of Lesvos (Mitilini). Her life wasn’t easy. …
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Woman watched her home in Mitilini get robbed all the way from Australia
A Greek Australian who had installed security cameras on her property in Lesvos, Greece watched her house get robbed not once, but three times. According to local media stonisi.gr, the …
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Tentoglou strikes gold and adds World Indoor title to his Olympic crown (video)
Long-jumper Miltiadis Tentoglou added another major title to his list, winning gold at the World Indoor Championships on his 24th birthday. Tentoglou delivered a stunning performance at the World Indoor …
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Brisbane celebrates International Women’s Day at the Greek Club
Varvara Athanasiou Ioannou joined Charis Mullen MP for Jordan and Katerini Manolatos, vocalist and music therapist in a celebration of International Women’s Day on the 18th of March 2022 at …
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High flying Sakkari has it all to play for at Indian Wells
Maria Sakkari advanced to the semi-finals of the Indian Wells Grand Masters (BNP Paribas Open) when earlier today she beat Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in straight sets. The victory lifts …
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Shrine puts end to 25 March ‘parelasi’ parade
The well-known incidents by some troublemakers in the 2019 parelasi parade are the reason why the Greek community can no longer hold an annual parade to commemorate Greece’s national anniversary of March …
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‘Griko is the sound of my parents and grandparents’, Dr Manuela Pellegrino says
Dr Manuela Pellegrino, a fellow at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Harvard University, is one of the youngest and most influential members of the Griko population of Apulia. Griko …
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‘1821 Greek Art Exhibition’ at Sydney Town Hall brings rare artefacts to Australia for the first time
Non-profit organisation St. Basil’s NSW/ACT in cooperation with the Greek War Museum has brought a rare collection of Greek artefacts to Australia for the first time as part of the …
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Property sale could see $100 million for Greek organisations in Sydney
In a historic unanimous agreement, delegates of 21 Greek organisations in Sydney voted in favour of taking the next step in realising their vision for the future of the Greek …