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Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis presents domestic ‘Tourism For All’ voucher program

Greece’s Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis presented the domestic tourism voucher program for qualifying Greeks. The presentation took place in Santorini, a day after Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented the …

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Asia-Minor born Minister Adem Somyurek sacked

Victoria’s government minister Adem Somyurek was sacked from his cabinet after Channel Nine aired allegations of branch stacking and a recording of him using foul language about a ministerial colleague. …

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Migration, and the women left behind

Writing these accounts of the lives of my mother, grandmother and great grandmother highlighted the challenges these strong women faced. All three generations who demonstrated an indomitable spirit. In the …

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China and Australia, post COVID-19 ties

Each time I discuss Greece’s success in containing coronavirus and that Greece has in fact, proven it can be the exception to the European rule (of blunder and failure), people …

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Victoria steps up targeted testing to track coronavirus

Victoria will step up its targeted coronavirus testing, zeroing in on communities where cases may be more likely or where testing numbers are relatively low – ensuring we have a …

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‘Black’ Africans and the Ancient Greeks

As a result of George Floyd’s murder and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, there have been calls to decolonise the academic fields of Classical and Byzantine Studies. …

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The first female bus driver of Komotini, near the Greek-Turkish border

Neslihan Kose, 22, is the first female bus driver of Komotini’s KTEL, Greece’s long-distance bus service. Her route in particular serves the capital city of Rhodope, in northern Greece. Every …

Fronditha Care marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day with an important message

During the COVID-19 pandemic many calls made to Seniors Rights Victoria have exposed what happens behind closed doors, with elders experiencing financial, physical, sexual, psychological or social abuse. At Fronditha …

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Victoria eases restrictions from 21 June

Earlier today the state Premier, Daniel Andrews announced the proposed changes that will be implemented next week. “From 11:59pm on 21 June, libraries, community centres and halls will be able …

Greek-Australian Melbourne real-estate agent arrested for cocaine trafficking

Former real-estate agent Kristiana Karakostas was caught trying to sell cocaine on the American classifieds website Craigslist. The ad was selling “White VIP” party tickets that could be acquired and …

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