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South Australia goes into lockdown: Greek restaurant listed as exposure site

South Australia will go into full lockdown from 6pm tonight, as was announced by the state’s Premier Steven Marshall. The decision comes after health authorities identified five new cases linked …

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Erdogan pledges new government complex for northern Cyprus on eve of invasion anniversary

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan pledged the building of a government building complex – a presidential residence and a parliament building – that would symbolise the Turkish-occupied territory in northern Cyprus. …

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Tuesday’s 13 new cases: Victorian shutdown set to continue as exposure sites grow

Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed that the state’s five-day snap lockdown would be extended beyond 11.59pm Tuesday. The lockdown would continue for at least another week as exposure sites continue …

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Legendary singer Tolis Voskopoulos passes away, aged 81

One of Greece’s legendary singers, Tolis Voskopoulos, has passed away, aged 81, after a cardiac arrest in Athens. Born on 26 July, 1940, in Piraeus, Kokkinia, he was the twelfth …

A taste of freedom: Viva la degustation

Contrary to common belief, dégustation is not the hipster-bourgeois Greek-Australian term for a τσιμπούσι. Referring to the gustatory system, it is derived ultimately from the Latin gustare, meaning “to taste,” …

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“I’m living the dream,” says Arthur Papas on his return to Australia

Arthur Papas has long awaited to return to Australian soil after spending years overseas building his coaching career. “It’s exciting to be home more than anything, it had been just …

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Flessiada in Messinia, a most precious memory of a holiday in Greece

My most precious memory of holidaying in Greece was the very first time I went back to my homeland after almost thirty years. My parents migrated to Australia when I …

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Alexis Kouyias represents family of young Garyfallia, her boyfriend blames death on “bad moment”

Police are investigating the death of another woman, aged 26, whose body was found in the sea off the Cycladic island of Folegandros on Friday. The young woman, Garyfallia, from …

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Greeks work 179 days in the year for the taxman, survey reveals, as minimum wage rise is considered

Greeks worked 179 days of the year to pay for their taxes and levies to the state this year according to a survey by the Centre for Liberal Studies in …

My life in Lockdown 5.0: A humorous account of how to make the most of it

Dora Houpis saw her life in meltdown around this time last year. After a brief spurt at normalcy, Melbourne has plunged into another Lockdown, and Dora sent us a brief …

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