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A special Greek music celebration in Brunswick
In modern Greece, koutouki is usually an underground restaurant or tavern where patrons are often treated by local musicians playing laika and rebetika. Koutouki offers a welcoming, cosy and joyful …
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Record number of Greek singers to visit Australia this year
It seems that everything that the Greek community in Australia was deprived of in terms of entertainment over the past two years, is finally happening in 2022. A record number …
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After Shane Warne’s untimely death Dr Arthur Nasis warns of the risks of heart disease
Shane Warne was only 52, when he died last week from a suspected heart attack in a luxury Koh Samui villa where he was holidaying with friends. According to an …
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Intergenerational Greek dance collaboration takes to the stage
A unique collaboration between 23-year-old theatre maker Luke Macaronas, and Christos Konstantinides, a 67-year-old Greek dancer, explores how dance binds young and old together, passing on tradition and ancestral memory …
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The Hellenic Initiative Australia awards four grants to Greek charities
The Hellenic Initiative Australia announced four new grants totalling approximately AU$53,000 which have been awarded to Greek charities Emfasis Foundation, Ithaca Laundry, Mazi Gia to Paidi, and Wise Greece from …
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Greeks of Melbourne pay tribute to Shane Warne outside the MCG
A banner by Greek-Australians has been raised outside the MCG, near Shane Warne’s statue paying tribute to the great Aussie cricketer, one of the best players the country, and the …
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Bill Papas focuses on health while accused of Australia’s largest ever fraud
What was initially reported as a $297-million fraud allegedly perpetrated by Bill Papas through his company Forum Finance, is now reportedly blown to $500 million. A joint media investigation led …
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Severe weather warning issued for parts of NSW and Sydney as 2,000 homes are deemed uninhabitable
New South Wales currently has eight evacuation warnings issued for its central coastal region as well as Sydney, with more heavy rain and a potential flash flooding as a second …
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Greek Australian Cultural League returns with its 2022 Literary Competition
Melbourne’s Greek Australian Cultural League (GACL) returns with its annual literature degustation promoting Greek-Australian writers and artists whose work reflects the confluence of both cultures. The non-profit organisation continues to …
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Russian Foreign Ministry calls Greece’s support of Ukraine ‘unacceptable’
Maria Zakharova, Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, called Greece out in a statement highlighting an “anti-Russian information campaign …