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Multicultural Epirus: populations, languages and education during the last years of the Ottoman Empire
Dr Themistoklis Papadopoulos will present a lecture about multicultural Epirus during the last years of the Ottoman Empire, on Thursday 20 June, at the Greek Centre, as part of the …
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Documentary ‘Mykonos: The Other Side’ to make Foxtel debut
Australian audiences are getting the chance to explore an often unseen side of Mykonos from the comfort of their homes this month. Award-winning documentary ‘Mykonos: The Other Side’ by Greek …
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First Greek Australian woman appointed to superior court launches $100,000 scholarship in memory of her father
Queensland graduates will have the opportunity to pursue postgraduate studies at the world-renowned Cambridge University under a new scholarship program established by Justice Anthea Philippides, Judge of Appeal of the …
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Magnitude 4.1 earthquake shakes central Greece
Overnight central Greece has been shaken by an earthquake measuring 4.1. The earthquake, which was reportedly felt in parts of Athens, struck at 12.54 am on Thursday in Elateia. The …
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‘Toxic masculinity’ from Ancient Greece to modern Melbourne
Some of today’s most damaging notions of sexual norms can be traced back to early literature with Greek myths populated by otherworldly monstrous rapists. Rape-victim-turned-monster Medusa is a prime example …
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Gargasoulas’ brother tells Four Corners of his brother’s ‘extreme violence, especially towards women’
James Gargasoulas, the man who rammed down pedestrians in Melbourne’s Bourke St, was thought of as a bit “crazy” from a young age with some revealing that he displayed sociopathic …
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Justice for Courtney Herron and more: Rally to end violence against women
ChangemakHER, a new movement for young female “change-makers”, are hosting a peaceful demonstration on 22 June to commemorate the death of Greek Australian Courtney (Konstandina) Herron. They are calling people …
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Professor Arthur Christopoulos, the first to have finished school in his family, is the next Dean at Monash University’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Following an extensive global search by the recruitment team of Monash University, Greek Australian Professor Arthur Christopoulos has been selected to be the university’s Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy …
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Acropolis Museum’s 10th year anniversary is time to review our campaign for the return of the Parthenon Marbles
As we approach the 10th anniversary of the opening of the new Acropolis Museum, it is an appropriate time to review how far we have come in campaigning for the …
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Daphne and Delos to get restoration funding
A total of 13 million euros has been benchmarked for the protection and promotion of important antiquities listed by UNESCO under the EU’s National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF). Two Greek …