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Biography of enigmatic journalist sheds bright light on dark period of Greek and US history
“The Greek Connection: The Life of Elias Demetracopoulos and the Untold Story of Watergate” by James H Barron is a much-acclaimed book that more than accomplishes the seemingly impossible task …
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Greek-Australian benefactor offers funds for completion of heritage-listed Evangelismos Church
The Andrianopoulos family is continuing its efforts to restore the Evangelismos Church to its former glory. Andreas Andrianopoulos was honoured by the Greek Community of Melbourne on 25 March, the …
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The Flavours of Greece festival celebrates the hero Daskalogiannis
The Flavours of Greece festival kicked off with a bang last Tuesday 13 July. John and Susie Rerakis hosted the Greek Community of Melbourne at the event “Philhellene celebrates Daskalogiannis”. …
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Australian government prepares for international travel, explores vaccine approvals but stops short of mandatory jabs
Australia’s Immigration Minister referred to the importance of overcoming language barriers in his meeting with the multicultural press on Wednesday. Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs Minister Alex Hawke …
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Greek ministry lashes out at Erdogan’s plan to reopen Varosha
Greece’s foreign ministry condemned Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s announcement yesterday that he would reopen part of Varosha. The tourist resort suburb of Famagusta has remained shut down since 1974 when …
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The Pancretan Association of Melbourne support research for ovarian cancer treatment
Around 150 Pancretans of Melbourne and their friends came together to raise funds for Ovarian Cancer Australia on Sunday 11 July. The afternoon high tea hosted at the Cretan Village …
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Victoria has 23 new COVID-19 cases and all are linked to current outbreaks
The figures for Victoria over the 24 hours to midnight Wednesday 21 July show there were 22 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and one from overseas, bringing the total of …
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‘We wish them well’: Daniel Andrews hints at Sydney’s part for avoiding future lockdowns
Announcing the seven-day lockdown extension on Tuesday, Premier Daniel Andrews made it clear the decision was informed by a real-time worst case scenario. “We need to avoid what is going …
Gladys Berejiklian extends support to Cypriot community, acknowledges the island’s invasion
On the 47th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian extended her support to the Cypriot community of Australia. She called for justice for Cyprus and …
Democracy and Truth – The ultimate challenges of our age
The ancient Greeks endlessly debated the role of democracy, a developed language, education and the role of practical and theoretical knowledge in the construction of what they referred to as …