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Greek women’s team makes fine debut in World 9s tournament

While the first-ever all women’s Greek team to take to the field in an Aussie Rules game did not make it to the finals, the experience against the eventual finalists …

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Major changes to close contact and mask rules in Victoria

Under a proposed easing of Australia’s COVID-19 rules, household close contacts will no longer need to isolate granted that they are asymptomatic, fully vaccinated and boosted or vaccinated people who …

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Greek Ambassador visits the Archdiocese in Sydney

The Ambassador of Greece to Australia, Mr George Papakostas made an official visit to the central offices of the Holy Archdiocese of Australia in Sydney on Saturday, 19 February. Mr …

Life

Seminar series returns to Melbourne’s Greek Centre

Even during an unpredictable 2021, with COVID-19 returning several times continuing to play havoc on events and gatherings, the Greek Community of Melbourne’s (GCM) weekly seminar series continued uninterrupted. Attempts …

Diatribe – ‘Dad, when are we going to the parelasi?’

The night before my first parelasi (loosely translated as “march” or “parade”), I couldn’t sleep. On the couch by my bed, my mother had laid out the costume my aunt …

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One charred body found on Euroferry Olympia, 10 passengers missing

The body of a man burnt to death was found in a truck on the Euroferry Olympia late on Sunday. The body of a Greek driver was located in a …

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Case numbers in Australia continue to drop but low booster bookings have experts concerned

According to data published on Friday, 51 per cent of Australians aged 16-plus had received a booster. The booster rollout is at least a month behind the “ideal” schedule outlined …

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Australia welcomes tourists for the first time since March 2020

Australia has opened its international borders to all vaccinated tourists, for the first time since March 2020 after the nation first imposed some of the world’s strictest COVID-19 travel restrictions. …

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My father’s family story – A journey down the Palaia Fokaia, Smyrni, memory lane

February 2016, I stood staring at the door of the faithfully restored stone house on the shores of Foca, 60 kilometres North-West of current day Izmir. I am looking at …

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West’s weak response to Russia on Ukraine hard to take

A few years ago I recounted in these pages a comment made to me by the then Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Oleksandr Synch. It was made during my visit to …

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