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He is in his 90s, she is in her 30s. They’re best friends despite their 60-year age gap

Despite an almost 60-year age gap, 90-year-old Yiannis Mitrousidis and 34-year-old Sofia Dimitrakopoulou, have developed a special bond and a beautiful friendship. Mr Mitrousidis left his hometown the little village …

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Australia’s women’s water polo keeper Lea Yanitsas gets set for Olympics like no other

For Lea Yanitsas, 32, the long-serving goalkeeper of the Australian women’s water polo team, the Aussie Stingers, the form book for this year’s delayed summer Olympics in Tokyo is redundant. …

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Greeks of Malta and their continued resilience since ancient times

Flying into Malta I was excited. I had always wanted to be met at an airport by someone holding a placard with my name on it. The Maltese Tourism Authority …

New Greek names for COVID in order to stop stigmatising countries

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a new naming system for the coronavirus that uses Greek letters to refer to the different variants. For the variants of concern, B117 …

Life

George Tsalikis’ son blows out birthday candles with Australia

Greek singer George Tsalikis has been wowing audiences in sold-out concerts in Australia over the past few weeks. Despite scheduled performances in Melbourne, he had to leave in order to …

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Australian Fashion Week: Meet Iordanes, 26, staging his first show

Australian Fashion Week is back on this year, featuring among its up-and-coming designers’ cohort, a young, proud Greek Australian. His great grandmother was a dressmaker, his yiayia was a knitwear …

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Greek Australian politicians continue to push for the recognition of Greek Genocide Remembrance Day

The drive for the recognition of 19 May as Greek Genocide Remembrance Day is continuing in South Australia. Irene Pnevmatikos, Labor SA MLC, and Connie Bonaros, Best MLC, have called …

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The majority of elderly clients in the care of St Basil’s and Fronditha are vaccinated

Tragic memories in the Greek community have been awakened by the new outbreak of COVID-19 in Victoria, especially when it comes to the cases found in nursing homes. Of the …

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Three new COVID-19 cases as the first week of lockdown ends for Victoria

Three new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Victoria in the past 24 hours, as Melburnians prepare for another week of lockdown – at least until 10 June. One …

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International travel may become available to vaccinated Australians in six weeks

Australians who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 may be able to travel internationally and return with less strict quarantine requirements according to a plan that may be trialled within six …

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