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New lift to be installed at Acropolis, improving access for disabled visitors

Greece’s most famous archaeological site is set become more accessible to all. Greece’s Ministry of Culture announced this week that it will be improving disabled access to the Acropolis by installing …

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Letter to the Editor: Woman’s car spat on, kicked in, slashed and etched with the words ‘Call me’

Good morning Melbourne, I want to raise awareness about violence against women, I have had my fair share of attacks and bullying throughout my life and I want to express …

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PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has 1:1 meetings with Greece’s opposition leaders on voting rights for Greeks abroad

Conservative Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, a long-time supporter of granting voting rights to the diaspora, will hold successive meetings with political party leaders on Friday to discuss the postal …

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Dinocrates, Alexander the Great and the inspiration behind Mount Rushmore

“Somewhere in America… backbone of the continent, removed from succeeding, selfish, coveting civilisations and out of the path of greed, an acre or two of stone should bear witness, carrying …

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Nursing homes for all: why aged care needs to reflect multicultural Australia

This week, the aged care royal commission looks at diversity in aged care, an issue becoming increasingly relevant to both residents and the staff who care for them. Diversity includes …

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Jessica Mauboy engaged to her Greek Australian boyfriend!

Pop star Jessica Mauboy and her long-time boyfriend, soccer player Themeli Magripilis, have gotten engaged in Greece. Themeli, a Darwin boy himself, proposed to the Australian artist, while they were …

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Trump pulls US troops out of Syria following telephone conversation with Erdogan, and Turkey prepares for an offensive

Turkey has been given the green light for an offensive into northern Syria with US forces moving out of the area, dumping Washington’s Kurdish allies. The abrupt foreign policy change …

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The new Goulandris museum’s $3 billion collection in the heart of Athens

“If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing”. These words of Belorussian-French artist Marc Chagall – who fused modernism’s aesthetic preoccupations with aspects …

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Tax reductions for Greek property owners that choose to renovate

The Greek government is giving property owners in Greece an incentive to renovate. Government Spokesman Stelios Petsas said that homeowners who upgrade their property assets will be eligible for a …

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Varoufakis vs Mitsotakis: Australia dominates discussion on Greek immigration

The spotlight was cast on Australia’s immigration policy in Greek Parliament on Friday following a question by Yanis Varoufakis, head of the MERA25 party and Greece’s former finance chief for …

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