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“Melbourne-Athens: A journey of Friendship”, the next step in a program of sister school relationships
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated developments in distance learning thus leading to discussions related to the future of Greek language learning. Sociologist and educator Maria Filio Tridimas spoke to Neos …
Poet Solomos’ great unfinished epic to be read, discussed live and online
Dionysios Solomos’ unfinished epic poem, “The Free Besieged” will be at the centre of a reading and discussion by Professor Vrassidas Karalis and Dr Tina Giannoukos presented live and online …
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The Greek famine that people still remember and talk about today
People still talk about the Greek famine of 1941. In my novel “Someone Else’s War” and in its play adaptation, I wrote about how my grandmother Olga, who worked for …
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Greece registered 4,033 new COVID-19 cases
Greece registered 4,033 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 15 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported on …
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Banks adopt new guidelines to counter family and elder abuse issues
Last week the Australian Banking Association (ABA) announced that banks in the will follow updated guidelines in dealing with financial abuse as part of a continued focus in responding to …
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Share your Easter messages for yiayia and pappou to see in Neos Kosmos
Orthodox Easter is right around the corner and what a better way to celebrate the return to being able to share the day in person with family and friends by …
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Former Greek king says his sorrow over Prince Philip’s passing is greater due to their family ties
Former king of Greece Constantine II released a statement of condolences following the death of Prince Philip, his first cousin once removed. He told Associated Press: “Prince Philip was a …
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Bill to lift registration of Greeks abroad in foreign voters’ lists tabled in parliament
Greece’s Interior Minister Makis Voridis presented a bill which lifts restrictions for the registration of Greeks abroad in special lists of foreign voters. Tabled in parliament on Monday, the bill …
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Jail for drink driver who killed elderly grandfather
Stephen Papagelou, 29, sobbed in the Melbourne County Court while hearing he would be jailed for four years for hitting and killing a grandfather. Mr Papagelou was drunk behind the …
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Prof Thanos Veremis will deliver GCM online lecture on the birth of the Greek state
Political historian Professor Thanos Veremis will be the speaker for the online lecture on Thursday, 15 April that is sponsored by the Greek community of Melbourne as part of its …