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Aris become the butt of Kolos’ joke, missing Europa League playoffs
The Greek teams faced scathing attacks from their opposition in the Europa League on Thursday. OFI succumbed to Cypriot visitors Apollon Limassol 1-0 on home soil, knocking the team out …
Life –
Greeks invited to take part in Franco Cozzo documentary
For an older generation of Greek migrants in Australia, the sound of Franco Cozzo’s voice is unmistakable. Late at night, the jovial sound of Mr Cozzo’s voice exclaiming, “Grand sale, …
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Greece’s new COVID-19 cases climb to 359, with 9 deaths
Greece’s new COVID-19 cases climbed to 359 on Thursday, with 36 of them identified at the country’s entry points. All cases since the pandemic reached Greece total 14,400. Of these, …
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Germany helps out with Moria refugee crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her interior minister Horst Seehofer have agreed that Germany will take more than 1,500 migrants from five Greek islands; they are families and children recognised …
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Former gangster Jim Taousanis’ proposed tell-all book bound to ruffle feathers
Accused murderer, former gangster and fitness studio owner Jim Taousanis, a feared gangster in organised crime, made headlines in the 1980s to the early 2000s. He will tell all about …
Dialogue –
Albanese solution: Let’s use the RAAF to bring back Aussies stuck overseas
Amid mounting concern about Australians stranded overseas during COVID-19, Labor leader Anthony Albanese has offered a solution. This week, he suggested using the Royal Australia Air Force (RAAF) VIP aircraft …
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Six Greek teams join the first Championship Partner Group for the national second division
A national second division (NSD) is now on its feet after the National Premier League (NPL) clubs in all states and the ACT voted in support of the new football …
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Greek Australians among the 25,000 stranded abroad
The experience of travelling between Australia and Greece during COVID-19 is an Odyssey for those who attempt this, and the Karvelas family have experienced hassles more than once this year. …
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Vale Calliope Petropoulou, a great teacher of the Greek language
A great language teacher passed away this week. Calliope Petropoulou, born in Thessaloniki, died aged 94. She will be remembered to generations of Greek Australians of Melbourne for her work …
Dialogue –
Australia’s abandoned visa holders kicked, spat on and feel like ‘garbage’ and ‘dirt’
In early April, Prime Minister Scott Morrison sent a clear message to temporary visa holders that if they were no longer financially solvent to ride out the pandemic, they were …