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Greek Australians honoured for promoting Greece’s health tourism sector
Aside from its reputation for being an idyllic summer destination, Greece is starting to make a real name for itself for a rather different ‘getaway’: health tourism. This is thanks …
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Opinion: Time for our voices to be heard – multicultural representation by election not selection
Over the next few days, Victorian Multicultural Affairs Minister Richard Wynne will announce the names of the people he has selected to represent the states’ ethnic minorities to the Victorian …
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Greek Australian truck driver Coen Fraser hailed as ‘hero’, but SARTA says family treated as ‘terrorists’ following accident
Young Greek Australian truck driver Coen (Costas) Fraser is being hailed as a ‘hero’ after he swerved to avoid a car parked on the road. The tragic accident resulted in …
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Kyrgios and Tsitsipas selected to play in Laver Cup teams
The friendly rivalry between Australia’s Nick Kyrgios and Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas looks set to continue next month in Geneva after both tennis stars were selected to play on opposite teams …
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Olympiacos advance, PAOK crash out of Champions League playoffs
Once again, feelings were mixed for the Greek supporters in the Champions League this week. On the one hand, there was the joy of Olympiacos, who doubled their wins against …
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La Trobe offers new studies into Multicultural Australia and the Greek contribution
The Greek Studies program at La Trobe University is offering a new subject this semester called ‘Multicultural Australia: The Greek Contribution.’ This class explores the contribution of early migrants from …
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Learning from regional migration success stories
Migrants make an incredible contribution to Australia. In fact, there are more than 7 million migrants living in Australia helping to stimulate growth, create more jobs and slow the ageing …
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Pray for Evia: Raging fire in Greece sees residents in four villages evacuated
A raging fire on the island of Evia has led to the evacuation of residents in four villages, including the monastery of Panagia Makrymallis. “The flames are 20-30 metres high … …
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Three new major archaeological discoveries in Greece
Kozani, a region of Northern Greece that flourished during the Hellinistic period, is an area that hides significant historical sites where an intact Hellenistic tomb containing the skeleton of a …
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Two petrified trunks found at Lesvos petrified forest area
Two gigantic petrified tree trunks, lying one on top of one another, were discovered during salvage excavations conducted by the Petrified Forest Natural History Museum of Lesvos in cooperation with …