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Gambling Harm Awareness Week casts focus on an ‘invisible illness’ normalised by Greek culture

Gambling is a part of social life in Greek culture. Men traditionally play tavli at the kafenion, women enjoy playing card games and even children join in from an early …

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Athens suburbia: Return to Nea Smyrni, a neighbourhood gem in Greece

On their way to Sydney from Istanbul in the early ’70s, my parents passed by Athens and bought a small flat – still under construction – in Nea Smyrni, south …

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Gourmet Greek products delivered to your doorstep

Every time Vasileios Dachris returned to Australia from holidaying in Greece, he would set out trying to find a piece of home – of the culinary variety – but found …

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Mary Katrantzou’s show draws the eyes of the fashion world to the Temple of Poseidon

Internationally-acclaimed Greek fashion designer Mary Katrantzou put on an impressive fashion show at the foot of the Temple of Poseidon at Greece’s Cape Sounio in order to raise funds for …

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Daylight saving: Remember to move your clocks forward this weekend

With warmer weather upon us, it means it is almost Daylight Saving Time (DST). For those living in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT, this Saturday, …

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Artist Elena Papanikolakis on breaking the mould, and pursuing her passion

A photograph, words in a book, a scene in a film, or a conversation with the perfect stranger all have the potential to inform, and weave themselves into the work …

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The Aussie bar under the Acropolis

The AFL Grand Final between Richmond and GWS was seen by hundreds of thousands of people. Those who were not fortunate enough to attend the event at the MCG had …

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Part 1: 15th A-League season preview

The 15th A-League season is set to kick off in South Australia next week, with Adelaide United hosting Sydney FC in the season opener on Friday, 11 October. It heralds …

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Greek government efforts to handle migration issues: stakeholder meetings for an effective EU policy

The migration issue and efforts by both the Greek government and the EU to manage the surge of migrant inflows to the Aegean islands is the focus of high-level meetings …

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Deaths outnumbered births: Greek population decline continued for the eighth consecutive year

Deaths in Greece outpaced the number of births in 2018 for the eighth consecutive year, according to data of the Hellenic Statistical Authority on Tuesday. The population registered a net …

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