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Love finds a way even as Storm Gyrionis rages over Greek resort town
Storm Gyrionis may have cut a swathe of devastation across parts of France, Italy and Germany on Sunday and Monday but love can still find you; even in a disaster …
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Champions League dream ends abruptly for Olympiacos in London
The chances of qualifying to the next round of the UEFA Champions League have come to an end for fans of Olympiacos. The Greek team succumbed to the superiority of …
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The olive tree: a timeless symbol of the Greek world
Over 250 people turned out for the theatre production staged by Zenon Greek Language School at South Oakleigh College on Friday, 22 November. The performance was part of the 2019 …
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Teachers launch new 24 book series for Greek language learning in Australia
New and exciting educational material was launched at Alphington Grammar on Sunday for teaching and learning the Modern Greek language. The material, conceptualised and developed by three teachers, Ourania Papageorgiou, …
Dialogue –
To be a wog or not to be
Nick Giannopoulos, of Wogs out of Work fame, warned that he would take “legal action against comedians using the word ‘wog’ to promote their shows.” The successful stage production Wogs Out …
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Minos Kalokairinos: the man who discovered Knossos
Knossos is the site of the most important and better known palace of Minoan civilisation. It is located in a prominent position on Kefala Hill, 6 km. southeast of Herakleion, …
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British tourist attacked by husband on Ithaca has been named; his family face “total devastation”
A post mortem revealed that British tourist Iain Armstrong, 40, died of a brain haemorrhage, according to local media reports. The British account manager, who worked for a software company …
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End of an era for Melbourne Greek restaurant Hellenic Republic
George Calombaris has announced he is closing the doors of his Hellenic Republic restaurant in Melbourne after he was forced to pay back $7.8 million to his staff. The former …
Dialogue –
Celebrating Erotokritos Year 2019 (Part 3): So who was Vitsentzos Kornaros?
All he tells us, in the epilogue to Erotokritos, is that he was born and raised in Sitia, where he created Erotokritos, and was married in the capital, Candia. He …
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Greek Australian bail justice tells inquest he was unaware of Gargasoulas’ criminal past when he granted bail
The ongoing coronial inquest into the Bourke St attack has heard that the volunteer bail justice who gave the green light for James Gargasoulas’ release was not made aware of …