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Greece confirms another 842 new cases with restrictions continuing as progress is slow
Greece confirmed 842 new COVID-19 infections in 24 hours with 13 identified at entry points in the country. There were another 21 coronavirus-related deaths recorded overnight, bringing the total number …
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Greek-Turkish talks wrap up with hopes for normalisation of relations
The first day of the exploratory talks in the 61st round of discussions between Greece and Turkey concluded at Dolmabahçe palace in Istanbul on Monday. The talks began at 11am …
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Thomastown parishioners and groups celebrate contributions to 1821 revolution
The parish of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, Thomastown was the venue for a number of important celebrations on Sunday, 24 January. The Archepiscopal Vicar for the District of Northcote, …
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Nick Kyrgios, a ‘good bloke’ but ‘very misunderstood’, says Alex de Minaur
Australian tennis No 1 Alex de Minaur rushed to the praise of Nick Kyrgios during an interview from hotel quarantine on the TODAY show this morning. “Nick’s one of the …
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Early Greek Settlers: Pandemic, racism and the Greeks of Port Pirie in 1919
Two solitary entries occupy the marriage register of the ‘Evangelismos’ Greek Orthodox Church, East Melbourne in 1918, both formally recording the weddings of the Kondoulas brothers, Georgios and Dimitrios, to …
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Archbishop Ieronymos II describes Islam as a political ideology and not a religion
The Archbishop of Athens and all of Greece, Ieronymos II, separated spirituality from Islam, describing it as a mere political ideology that intends to wage war. He went on to …
26 January, what it means to me as a Greek Aussie and to Aboriginal people
When the oppressed become the oppressors. We are in the same country and we want to celebrate the diversity and achievements of Australia, not be divided – and yet there …
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States report no locally acquired cases yesterday on first anniversary of COVID-19 arrival in Australia
A year after the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Victoria, there are no new cases of locally or interstate acquired cases. There six cases that were acquired overseas …
Dogs of Democritus: Philosophical perspective on the strays of Greek politics
Every day, in order to catch the bus whenever I would stay with my grandmother in Athens, I would have to cross a busy road, the fringes of which were …
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Australian Don cuts a fine figure as the Greek Andonis
The big man, called Andonis, could be Greek in anything but looks. Not that that counts against him but with his blue eyes, fair hair and broad, craggy face it …