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Greece and Turkey to resume talks on 25 January

Greece and Turkey will resume exploratory talks which had been suspended over territorial claims in the Mediterranean Sea which brought them into conflict last year. The Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry …

Summer calls of the Cicada: The sounds of antiquity

Around Australia, the buzz-saw siren of cicadas heralds the beginning of summer. With 237 recorded species of cicada in Australia, almost no area of the country is untouched by their …

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Victoria records no new cases as new travel permit system comes into force

For the sixth day in a row there have been no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 recorded in Victoria, and there have no new cases recorded in hotel quarantine. …

Arnold Schwarzenegger, an immigrant, draws on childhood memories to describe US Capitol riots

Arnold Schwarzenegger, 73 was born in Austria, and drew on memories from his childhood in a video he shared online. He raises the dangers and horrors associated with the political …

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Greek Australian man hijacks the annual Blessing of the Waters

Epiphany celebrations, the annual Blessing of the Waters, took an unexpected turn yesterday at Glenelg in Adelaide, when a Greek Australian man in his late 40s decided to hijack the …

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Permits needed to enter Victoria in new ‘traffic light’ system

Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews declared the borders of Victoria would reopen to NSW on Monday night and announced a ‘traffic light’ system to keep Victoria safe from interstate travellers. The …

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Survey finds Greek ranks with English among toughest languages for learners

A survey on the learning of languages has placed Greek on a par with English as the 15th hardest language to learn. The language that topped the tables for students …

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Almost 250 of Germany’s 709 Members of Parliament are urging the government to allow in more refugees stuck in Greece

The cross-parties “Christmas appeal” which cites humanitarian concerns by MPs of the Greens, the Social Democrats and the Left Party but also by dozens of the conservative CDU/CSU bloc and …

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Greek and Australian passports rank highly in 2021

The Henley Passport Index once again ranks the Greek passport amongst the best along with the Australian passport. In 2021, the holders of the Greek passport will be able to …

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Rewriting the history of Hellenism in Australia

In 1988, when Australia celebrated its 200th anniversary since the commencement of its oppressive and violent white settlement, the then publishing house of McPhee Gribble/Penguin, published a four-volume thematic history …

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