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Writers, artists: entries open for 67th Antipodes periodical and annual writing competition
The process is already underway for the 67th issue of the “Antipodes” literary periodical that will be out on 10 October and this issue will be devoted to articles and …
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Heard about the Hydriot who was a War of Independence Hero – for Argentina?
Quite close to the Hydra Museum and its Merchant Marine Academy, the oldest such academy in the world, there are a series of commemorative plaques and statues. Far too many …
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Letters of Lambros Indares: How the grandson of a commanding officer of the 1821 Revolution shed light on the ‘Cretan problem’
On 31 October,1864 the SS Egmont entered Port Phillip Bay. Amongst the passengers who disembarked at Melbourne, according to the official incoming passenger list, was Lambros P. Indares, noted on …
Sport –
Round two redemption for the Port Melbourne Sharks
Victorian NPL teams have really started upping the ante after returning for round two of the 2021 season. South Melbourne’s positive start from last week could not entirely carry them …
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Health Minister Greg Hunt’s ‘suspected infection’ not believed to be linked to COVID-19 jab
Australia’s Health Minister Greg Hunt has been taken to hospital with a suspected infection, two days after he received AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine. Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has taken on …
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Violence in Athens suburbia in protest against police brutality
A policeman was taken to hospital and another three reportedly lightly injured as riot police clashed with thousands of demonstrators in the usually quiet suburb of Nea Smyrni, south of …
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Woman charged with murder of Kon Kritikos and appears before court
A woman has been charged with the bashing of Kon Kritikos in his Coburg home at 11pm on 11 November last year. At the time, the 87-year-old man was rushed …
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Greek Australian activists pleased with Hollywood heavyweight George Clooney’s call for return of Parthenon Marbles
Hollywood lead actor George Clooney repeated his 2014 call for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece in a letter to a group of scholars and cultural figures. According …
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Victoria’s Premier Dan Andrews to remain in intensive care after ‘several broken ribs and vertebrae damage’
The office of Daniel Andrews has revealed the extent of his injuries after a nasty fall at home on Tuesday. While the fall was ‘concerning’, the Victorian leader was found …
Provoking China is not in Australia’s national interest
The federal government has given Victoria until tomorrow (10 March) to explain why its Belt and Road Initiative deal with China should not be ripped up. Power to cancel the …