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Goodbye my friend – Ulysses arrives in Ithaca
Monday 3 January was warm and bright. Ulysses, Odysseus, died. If there is god, then Ulysses Kokkinos was on-side that day. The man who entertained a generation of fans, on …
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Search for Greek Community of Melbourne’s Hellenic Chair in Diasporic Studies at University of Melbourne has begun
First announced in Federal Parliament as part of its 2019-20 Budget, the Greek Community of Melbourne’s Hellenic Chair in Diasporic Studies at the University of Melbourne has taken the next …
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National Museum of Australia partners with Greek Festival Sydney
The National Museum of Australia will host a day of festivities on Saturday, 12 February, in conjunction with the Greek Festival Sydney at the Agora, showcasing the sights, smells, tastes …
Postecoglou cites dream final role: managing Greek national team
While retirement should be a long way ahead, former Socceroo coach and the current Celtic FC supremo Ange Postecoglou told Greek television that managing the Greek national team would be …
Papas tells Greek authorities he still owns Xanthi FC despite contrary statements to Australian court
A Greek sports publication, Thraki Sports, reported that alleged fraudster Bill Papas told Greek football authorities on Monday that he was still the owner of Xanthi Football Club, contradicting the …
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Empty shelves at supermarkets as over 6,000 workers are sick in Victoria
Victoria’s acting Health Minister James Merlino has just finished providing his update. Joined by the deputy secretary for Victoria’s COVID-19 response Naomi Bromley, he stressed the importance of citizens doing …
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Fines for those failing to register positive RATs in NSW
The NSW government made the registration of positive rapid antigen tests mandatory within 24 hours of the result. This decision comes under new measures set to be introduced to curb …
Maya Angelou is the first African-American woman to feature on a US coin
The United States Mint has begun circulating 25c coins that feature the portrait of the late Maya Angelou making the poet and civil rights activist whose husband was Greek, the …
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“Everybody is frustrated” says Victoria’s Acting CHO Prof. Cowie as Omicron sweeps through the community
Victorian COVID response Commander, Jeroen Weimar, and Acting Chief Health Officer (CHO), Professor Ben Cowie, briefed ethnic media on the government’s new COVID restrictions. Professor Ben Cowie presented the media …
Greek-Australian specialist engineer creates his own Antikythera Mechanism and presents plans for the world to use
While a team from the University of London made a big splash early in 2021 when it unveiled its 3D rendering of the famed Antikythera Mechanism, a Greek Australian living …