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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 …
Aesop’s fairytale advice for a real life pandemic
“Slow and steady wins the race.” (Aesop, “The Hare and the Tortoise” (620-560 BC) Let the clarion calls from Australian corporations, politicians and experts to open our borders faster and harder get louder. We, the citizenry, should stay the course. We should remember Aesop’s words in our battle against COVID-19 and continue with measured and methodical actions. Of course, COVID-19 is not a fairytale and Aesop was an Ancient Greek slave fabulist, not a …
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Ferenc Puskas’ time at South Melbourne Hellas the focus of new documentary
When Ferenc Puskás was appointed to coach South Melbourne FC (Hellas) for three years, hardly anyone outside of soccer registered the legend’s presence. To put it in today’s terms it …
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All you need to know about the jab by Dr Marinis Pirpiris
The most recent Melbourne lockdown has driven home the need for vaccinations, however people are still hesitant when it comes to getting the jab. Dr Marinis Pirpiris, the president of …
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Melbourne lockdown extended by seven days, restrictions eased and calls for aid to businesses
Victoria’s Acting Premier James Merlino announced another six new COVID-19 cases for Victoria on Wednesday, liftin the total to 60 cases in the latest outbreak. He said there were now …
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Greek leftist deputy wants Greeks abroad to vote for their own deputies
Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) deputy Yiannis Bournous responded to questions by Neos Kosmos regarding the derogatory statements he made while on a panel on Kontra TV discussing the voting rights …