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WHAT’S ON Guide: Greek-inspired events across Australia, 16 January onward
41ST DELPHI BANK SEMAPHORE GREEK FESTIVAL Adelaide’s two-day festival celebrating all things Greek is back for 2020. The iconic Delphi Bank Semaphore Greek Festival will once again be run by …
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Greek Australian social media prankster faces court for RackaRacka underwater stunt
Michael Alexander Philippou has faced court following a stunt for his popular RackaRacka YouTube channel where he drove a car filled with water to a local bottle shop. The Adelaide …
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Finally, rain in Australia… but it’s a ‘double edged sword’
Desperately needed rain is falling across the city of Melbourne after a day of smoke haze, however there are fears that the much-needed rain may be a ‘double edged sword’ …
Remembering Aboriginal Australians ahead of Australia Day
The Day of Mourning, a protest held by Aboriginal Australians on 26 January, first began in 1938. Since then, the anniversary of the arrival of the first fleet of British …
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Stoinis sets new BBL batting record amidst homophobic slur controversy
It’s fair to say that Perth-born Greek-Australian cricketer Marcus Stoinis has been in and out of the headlines over the last week for both right and wrong reasons. Immediately following …
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Registrations now open for the Athens Half Marathon
The 2020 edition of the Athens Half Marathon is now accepting registrations. And if last year’s numbers (more than 20,000 participants) are anything to go by, it should be yet …
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Greece calls for a place on Libya peace summit table in Berlin
Greece is calling for a place at diplomatic summit on Libya that is to be held in Berlin on 19 January. A Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas said at a …
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Greece extends honorary citizenship to Tom Hanks’ family
Actor and philhellene Tom Hanks was granted honorary Greek citizenship just last month by President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos. Now the offer has been extended to Hanks’ wife, …
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Greek Government to vote on post-Brexit rights for British nationals and a bevy of other bills
Greek Parliament will vote on several bills in January, including those related to the rights of British residents in Greece post-Brexit and a new proposal for the distribution of MP …
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Greek Parliament tables amendment to facilitate entrance of foreign entrepreneurs to Greece
An amendment was tabled in Greek Parliament on Tuesday facilitating the entrance of foreign businessmen from non-EU countries to Greece. The Greek Foreign Ministry’s draft law, entitled “Regulations for the …