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15th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival virtual edition: More than 60 films available on demand

The 15th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival is celebrating the breadth and depth of Greek Cinema today. The LAGFF virtual edition will offer New Greek Cinema with curated features, shorts, …

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Greek Australian MP Tom Koutsantonis “will not be intimidated into silence”

The Australian-Turkish Community attacked a Greek Australian South Australian MP in a letter to all Members of the South Australian House of Assembly. The Australian Turkish Advocacy Alliance Executive Secretary …

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Creativity on and off the field: Q&A with Heidelberg’s Catherine Ioannidis

Catherine Ioannidis found her love for football when she hit her double digits. The 19-year-old hasn’t looked back since and has been carrying on her father’s legacy of playing for …

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Greek institute’s drone footage shows sperm whale family interactions

Drone footage following a pod of rare Mediterranean sperm whales in the Ionian Sea has been released on the internet by the Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute of Greece. The not-for-profit …

What Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ can teach us about reentering the world after a year of isolation

In the ancient Greek epic “The Odyssey,” Homer’s hero, Odysseus, describes the wild land of the Cyclops as a place where people don’t gather together in public, where each person …

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Dark days of Disco-bolus

I am fascinated by the discobolus silhouette that adorns the façade of the Greek Centre in Melbourne’s CBD. Viewed from close up, the edifice appears to be populated by disparate …

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Old neighbourhoods: Sydney historian Vasilis Vasilas releases festival edition of “Little Athens: Marrickville”

This time last year, Sydney historian, Vasilis Vasilas, would have officially launched “Little Athens: Marrickville” under the auspices of the 38th Greek Festival of Sydney; with the outbreak of COVID- …

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Blacktown City defeat Sydney Olympic after hard-fought defensive match

Sydney Olympic were defeated 2-1 by 1st place Blacktown City at home in Belmore Sports Ground after a cagey affair in the 11th round of the NPL NSW. The loss …

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“Corona parties” continue as young people gather at squares around Greece

Greece confirmed 1,428 new coronavirus infections and 51 deaths on Sunday, with only one of these identified at the country’s entry point. Meanwhile, the night before countless of people continued …

“I promised Olympia Dukakis I’d never let the world forget her”

After decades worth of distinguished work, the death of Olympia Dukakis, 89, struck at the core of the entertainment industry where she will be remembered for her talent. Greeks around …

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