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Oakleigh Grammar students bring Christmas love to Aged Care facilities around Melbourne

As Christmas and the holidays approach, senior citizens and other vulnerable groups may feel a heightened sense of loneliness exacerbated by the holiday season. Over the last three years, Oakleigh …

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Greek Australian taxi driver brought to justice for assault of deaf girl, despite perversion of justice

A respected Greek Australian taxi driver, ‘John’, 82, is being accused by deaf woman Melanie Duggan for indecent assault when she was a 4th grade child. Melanie Duggan, was driven …

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WHAT’S ON Guide: Greek-inspired events across Australia, 5 December onward

ST SPYRIDON FEAST DAY Ahead of the feast day of St Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church, Archbishop Makarios will be visiting the church community this month to share in the celebration. …

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In a world of ageism, Greek Australian elderly still enjoy dignity in Aged Care

Aged care was a god-sanctioned duty in Greek antiquity. Known as gerobaskia, there were  severe repercussions when elders were neglected. In modern Greece, the debt crisis has permeated all facets …

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OECD’s PISA scores show Greek and Australian learning results are leaning in the wrong direction

The latest OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results, published Tuesday, show a long-term decline in reading, maths and science skills for both Greek and Australian students. The worldwide …

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Greek PM Mitsotakis and Turkish President Erdogan meet on the sidelines of NATO Leaders Summit

Greek and Turkish leaders met on Wednesday on the sideline of the NATO Leaders Summit in Watford, Northwest of London. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that the two countries …

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Greece: Camp conditions endanger women, girls

Women and girls face relentless insecurity in Greece’s overcrowded Moria “hotspot” for asylum seekers and migrants on Lesbos island, Human Rights Watch said today, releasing a video that shows the …

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Alexander Cambitoglou, first Greek university professor in Australia passes away at the age of 97

Greek-born archaeology Professor Alexander Cambitoglou, founder of the Australian Archaeological Institute in Athens (AAIA), passed away last week at the age of 97. Born in Thessaloniki in 1922, the world-renowned …

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Copa-bound Socceroos to face Latin heavyweights in Argentina

The Socceroos are bound for Argentina in June to take part in the prestigious Copa America for the first time in its history, as one of two guest nations, along …

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Nick Kyrgios to play in Kooyong Classic

Nick Kyrgios will feature in the 2020 AgBioEn Kooyong Classic! The announcement was made on Wednesday afternoon, with the tournament director Peter Johnston declaring his exhilaration for the 24-year-old’s presence …

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