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Caps remain the same for international arrivals until 15 February
Hopes that the National Cabinet would lift international caps restricting Australians from flying home from overseas were dashed as current restrictions are set to remain in place until the middle …
Funding sought to commemorate Imbros’ Role in Australia’s Anzac Story
The Imvrians Society of Melbourne has embarked on a world first – to create an exhibition that will commemorate the role of their home island in Australia’s Anzac story and …
Sport –
Maria Sakkari can’t wait to see flags waving at the Australian Open
“My love for Greece is something I cannot possibly put into words,” tennis champ Maria Sakkari told Neos Kosmos while in hotel quarantine in Melbourne. At a time when tennis …
News –
Emirates resume flights, while National Cabinet is set to lift international travel caps
Lawmakers will hold a National Cabinet meeting today to consider increasing the cap on international arrivals to Australia as thousands of a backlog of 38,000 citizens unable to make it …
Dialogue –
‘I have a dream’ is the American dream
My father was a Greek immigrant who was born into poverty, and survived war, who saw a car for the first time at 13. He was discriminated against in Greece …
News –
THI Australia donates $50,000 to help key charities in Greece
The Hellenic Initiative (THI) Australia announced that it has given grants worth a total of $50,000 for two organisations in Greece working to help people facing severe financial and social …
News –
High hopes for the new Consul General for Greece in Melbourne
The new Consul General for Greece in Melbourne is in Australia, and will take over from Consul General Dimitrios Michalopoulos who requested to return to Greece early after three years …
International online conference focusses on helping you trace your Greek ancestry
The free three-day International Greek Ancestry Conference is set for next weekend to meet the growing number of Diaspora Greeks to want to research their family history using official records …
Life –
What’s On 21 January – 28 January
VIC REBETIKA EVENING The weather is warming up and while we can’t travel we can at least try to imagine that we’ve booked a trip to Greece this summer. Philhellene …
News –
Greece’s PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis reveals pumped-up pecs in COVID-19 jab and goes viral
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, 52, became an unlikely sex symbol when we went topless to receive his COVID-19 vaccination. Not only did he send out a message about the …