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Makronissos, former prison island in Greece, declared archaeological site
The Greek island of Makronissos has been declared an area of archaeological interest. The decision was announced on Tuesday 2 July by the Central Archaeological Council (KAS), the Greek Culture …
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Smoking Figs: a group of professionals redefining their identity through music
When Con Koulouris thinks back to the 80’s, namely the year 1987, he has very fond memories. After all, it was the year he married his beloved wife of 32 …
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Greek Elections 2019: They showed up by horse and warship in strange attire and with smoke grenades
Voters across Greece turned up to vote on Sunday in the first parliamentary elections in the post-bailout era. Some went to extreme lengths to get to the ballots despite the …
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New Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is a scion of one of Greece’s most influential political families
Greek Prime Minister elect Kyriakos Mitsotakis is a 51-year-old reformist lawmaker who became head of the conservative New Democracy party in January 2016. At a time when socialist PASOK crumbled …
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158 conservative seats in 300-member Greek Parliament, as voters turn backs on Golden Dawn
The conservative New Democracy Party has a clear mandate to govern with 40 per cent of the tally and 158 deputies, according to predictions of the Internal Affairs Ministry with …
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Kyriakos Mitsotakis gets strong four-year mandate as ‘a new day dawns’
Greece’s opposition New Democracy party returned to power after a landslide victory in the Greek 7 July elections. The conservative had a 39.6 per cent lead of the vote based …
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Greek Australian Diana Rouvas wins The Voice Australia 2019
Greek Australian Diana Rouvas has won The Voice Australia 2019! The victory comes with a cash prize worth $100,000 and a recording contract with EMI Music. She was the only …
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Greek leaders cast their votes: Here’s what they had to say
The ballots opened for Greek voters on Sunday for the first national election in the post-bailout era. A total of 21,478 polling stations opened at 7am and will close at …
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Three issues to determine Greek elections: austerity, refugees and the Prespes Agreement
Greeks head to the polls on Sunday and have a number of issues to mull over when casting their votes for the fifth time since 2010, and the first since …
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The Hellenic Diaspora can be conduit to an economically powerful Greece
As member of the Andrews Labor Government in Victoria and as an Australian politician, my role is primarily about improving and making a positive difference for our local community. It’s …