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‘Lou’ the Greek hero of Bourke St was present at the Eastern Freeway tragedy
Taxi driver Ilias ‘Lou’ Bougias was happening to pass by the Eastern Freeway on Wednesday afternoon driving a passenger to their destination, when he heard the sounds of the horrific …
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Greek Australian top-ranking police officer dies in horrific car accident
Greek Australian chief superintendent Ioanna Panayiotou (Joanne Shanahan), has been killed in a horrific high-speed crash that also claimed the life of another woman. The 55-year-old top-ranking police officer was …
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Adelaide school staff turn into Greek language students to combat coronavirus-induced social isolation [VIDEO]
Social isolation during the coronavirus outbreak can be particularly challenging for schoolchildren who are also required to transition to remote learning virtual classrooms. In a bid to remind their students …
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Some historical events about Anzac Day and Australia’s involvement in WWI
25 April marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian New Zealand forces in the first World War at Gallipoli in 1915. The first remembrance Anzac …
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Greek social distancing rules blatantly ignored at education protest in Athens
Greek high school students and teachers rallied against the new Greek Education law in Athens on Friday. The first protest to take place since the coronavirus pandemic caused lockdown measures …
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Lee Tarlamis is back in Victoria’s Parliament
Greek Australian Lee Tarlamis, Premier Daniel Andrews’ right hand man and acting political adviser, was sworn into Victoria’s Parliament on 23 April. “In my life it had been my greatest …
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On this Anzac Day… Let’s remember the medical staff at Lemnos and Salonika in WWI
While we are all coping with the current coronavirus crisis and the lockdown, we all rightly thank those brave medical staff who are working everyday to treat those of us …
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An Open Letter to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on weakened diaspora institutions
Dear Mr Prime Minister, We were saddened and have great concern to learn that there was an intention by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the General Secretariat of Hellenes Abroad …
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Students adapt to new learning environments
Like other schools around the world, St John’s College students have transitioned to off-campus online learning. St John’s College Executive Administrative Officer Kathryn Drougas told Neos Kosmos that the school’s …
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Fronditha Care in consultation with families and representatives regarding lifting voluntary lockdown
Fronditha Care acknowledges the statement made today by the Prime Minister calling on aged care providers who have imposed visitation restrictions in their residential aged care facilities beyond government guidelines …