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Gastroenteritis ripping through Victorian childcare

Cases of gastroenteritis are ripping through Victorian childcare centres with hundreds affected since the start of the year. The Department of Health has recorded 389 outbreaks of gastroenteritis since the …

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Cheque found in archives reflects Byron’s generosity and his influence in the Greek cause

When Lord Byron died in Missolonghi 197 years ago today (19 April, 1824), he was the poet superstar of European letters. His celebrity not only drew world attention to the …

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Waverley Social Enterprise: The next step is to cater for the Greek community

“See what we do and how it impacts the lives around us” Waverley Social Enterprise states, inviting all those interested, to two Open Days planned on their site in Notting …

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Israel and Greece sign $1.65 bn record defence deal

Israel and Greece have signed a record-breaking defence procurement deal, their largest yet, at $1.65 billion. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday the contract, set to run for 22 years, …

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Živković brings PAOK to victory with 2-0 over Olympiacos

PAOK achieved a victory of great importance at Toumba Stadium during the derby against Olympiacos thanks to Serbian striker Andrija Živković, who scored the two goals in the 49th and …

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Peter Weir’s “Gallipoli” 40 years on: deftly directed and still devastating

With the release of the first-world-war film “Gallipoli” in 1981, director Peter Weir could finally shrug off the nickname he had laboured under since making his first films: “Peter Weird”. …

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The Fresh Prince of Monaco: Tsitsipas wins first Masters 1000 title in Monte Carlo

Greek tennis superstar Stefanos Tsitsipas follows the reign of his mother 30 years on after winning the title at the Monte Carlo Masters. In 1981 Julia Salnikova claimed a junior …

Children of the Revolution: The lost childhoods of 1821

Yiannis Gounaris is, at least in the popular consciousness, an obscure figure of the Greek Revolution of 1821. Hailing from Ioannina, he was employed by Omer Vryoni as his official …

Next month’s federal budget is the time to stop talking about aged care and start fixing it

Australia’s aged-care system is in a state of a disaster. The aged care royal commission’s final report, released last month, is just the latest in a decades-long string of depressing …

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Trans-Tasman flights as new travel bubble on the horizon

This morning, the long-awaited trans-Tasman bubble with New Zealand commenced giving Australians the opportunity to travel freely to New Zealand for the first time in more than a year. The …

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