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Slight improvement in Athens housing market

The Athens housing market appears to be stirring after years of stagnation, with a survey of sale prices in Attica showing a 2 per cent annual increase in expected sale …

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Political factors to determine Victorian seats in Federal elections

Unlike the 2018 Victorian state election which was a silent but deadly enormous swing against the Liberals that almost no one really saw coming, this time around they will prepare …

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The βίζιτας and the camellia calling card

It was a hint of petal that stopped her mid-shuffle. Relinquishing control of her lime-green vinyl shopping trolley, filled with the remains of flowers, she hobbled purposefully up the path. …

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Web Words: What do you do when your kid doesn’t want to go to church?

Neos Kosmos readers on social media responded to Theodora Maios’ opinion piece, titled “Mummy, I don’t want to go to church”. The piece provided helpful advice by a priest regarding …

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Game of Thrones for the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia

“Valar Morghulis,” quoth Jaqen H’ghar, in the Song of Ice and Fire series. “All men must die.” Not being conversant in High Valyrian, our community was completely unprepared for the …

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Brief news from the week that was

Double demerits Police are advising motorists to obey the road rules during the Easter holiday. There will be stiff penalties enforced with double demerits from 18 April to 22 April …

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The third generation pâtissier from Leros making authentic Greek sweets in Melbourne

There’s nothing quite like a Greek zaharoplasteio, is there? Every time I travel to Greece, it is one of the first stops on my list; the aromas, the choice, the …

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Women not charged for lewd sex acts outside Greek restaurant in Brisbane

A group of three women aged in their 20s enjoyed a boozy Sunday lunch at the up-market Greek Hellenika restaurant at Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. The trio stumbled out of the …

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The reunification of the marbles is a ‘cultural one-way’

The International Conference on the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures was held at the auditorium of the Acropolis Museum in Athens last Monday 15 April and was attended by eminent …

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War veterans: Korean veteran Konstantinos Kontossis, a reluctant hero of a ‘Forgotten War’

There’s a Greek saying that goes Θα γίνει της Κορέας that roughly translates to “All hell will break loose”. The expression gained popularity in the ’50s upon the return of …

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