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Redefining the Dowry Box: Bringing tradition into the modern age
Have you ever walked into a room in your family home and wondered what that ginormous chest covered in doilies was hiding? In many traditional ethnic societies, it was understood …
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Sailed from Greece: Batch of helicopters arrive for Australian fire season
A batch of four S-64 Air Crane helicopters has arrived just in time for their Australian summer rotation. The shipment “sailed all the way from Greece” was delivered at the …
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Greece exceeds 16,000 active coronavirus cases
More than 1,380 new COVID-19 infections were recorded in Greece in the 24 hours to Saturday, taking the total of active cases to 16.617. There were also 98 deaths reported, …
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First round of donations pledged to save Greek at La Trobe
A number of community members have kickstarted pledges of support to La Trobe University’s Modern Greek Studies Program, should it be allowed to continue. Following the conclusion of the initial …
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Greek Australian given suspended sentence for ‘extremely amateur’ drug trafficking
A Greek Australian Adelaide man was found guilty of drug trafficking at Adelaide’s District Court on Friday. Con Psarras, was arrested in May after leaving a sports bag containing 7.68kg …
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Bribie’s OPA Greek Festival secures $5,000 in funding
The re-elected Palaszczuk government will be investing in a total of 211 multicultural events in the state of Queensland for 2021. Amongst them is also Bribie’s OPA Greek Festival which …
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Victoria: ‘Big steps’ ahead of Christmas but masks remain (in some places)
Further easing of COVID-19 restrictions has been announced in Victoria, after the state recorded its 37th ‘donut day’. Sunday’s zero new coronavirus cases came after 8,377 test results returned negative …
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Oakleigh: Mystery death under investigation
A Homicide Squad investigation is underway into the death of a man in Oakleigh South, Melbourne. The man was found injured in the early hours of Sunday morning, after emergency …
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FECCA’s biennial multiculturalism conference returns to Melbourne for the first time in 18 years
The Federation of Ethnic Communities Council of Australia’s (FECCA) biennial conference on multiculturalism in Australia will be brought to Melbourne in November 2021. Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs Josh Bull …
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Register for THI’s webinar with Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, President of Greece 2021 Committee
In 2021, Greece will celebrate 200 years since the start of the War of Independence and the creation of the modern Greek state. Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, President of the Greece 2021 …