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Greek-Canadian Constantine Passaris appointed to prestigious Order of New Brunswick
Greek-Canadian Constantine Passaris has received the highest civilian honour from the Government of New Brunswick, Canada. He is the first Greek-Canadian in the history of this honour to be named …
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Saint Andrew’s Feast Day: Happy name day to Andrew, Andreas, Andy and more
Happy name day to Andrew, Andreas, Andrikos, Andy, André, Androulla, Andritsa, Andrea. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Patra in the Peloponnese as well as the patron saint of …
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Government secures votes for controversial pandemic management bill
Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews held a press conference on Tuesday morning after his government secured the votes it needed to pass its amended pandemic legislation. The proposed Public Health and …
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Australia braces itself for new Omicron variant as national cabinet meeting reviews national plan
Victoria confirmed 918 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths on Tuesday, a decrease from Monday’s 1007 cases with 11,417 active cases around the state. The state government has also confirmed …
Inspiration or appropriation: From the swastika to the use of ancient symbols in modern times
Symbols are a part of the fundamental nature of human beings. We use them to dictate meaning, rules and as markers, all of which help us understand the world around …
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Doncaster students appreciate Fairfield Amphitheatre
The school year is winding down, and Greek language classes are stopping for summer holidays. A group of students from the Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria’s VCE Doncaster Saturday …
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Filotimo, the Marrickville mural showcases the ‘love of honour’
For a supposedly untranslatable concept, the idea of «Φιλότιμο», something which is apparently encoded within the DNA of all people of Greek ancestry, haσ been around for an incredibly long …
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Why the WHO skipped two letters before naming the Omicron variant of the virus
The COVID-19 variant that emerged in South Africa is named after the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet. The decision to name COVID variants after Greek alphabet letters was announced …
Launch of Antipodes’ 2021 edition set for 17 December live event
The Greek-Australian Cultural League of Melbourne (GACLM) will launch the 2021 edition of its bilingual periodical “Antipodes” and also announce the winners of its annual literary competition on 17 December. …
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Exclusive interview: George Papandreou vies for KINAL’s leadership
George Papandreou is no stranger to leadership. Like his father and grandfather before him, he has been at the helm of the Greek government. Now, he is vying for the …