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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 …
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Greek Archaeological Council agrees on shelter to protect shackled skeletons of Paleo Faliro
Greece’s Central Archaeological Council on Tuesday agreed on the specifications of an underground shelter to permanently protect the ancient mass grave containing 80 shackled skeletons found at Paleo Faliro, Athens. …
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Watch footage of Mediterranean monk seal passing through the Corinth Canal
Do monk seals travel between the Corinthian Gulf and the Gulf of Argosaronikos? An amazing video of a Mediterranean monk seal passing through the Corinth Canal (Isthmus) in Greece now …
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Study of children’s mental health finds migrant kids less likely to get access to services
Three-quarters of Australian children with mental health disorders aren’t getting professional help, according to new Australian research. Girls, younger children and families from non-English-speaking backgrounds are the least likely to …
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Learn about Great Ionia and the Chinese connection at the Greek Centre
A lecture about Great Ionia and the Chinese Connection will be presented by Dean Kalimniou on Thursday, 13 June 2019, at the Greek Centre, as part of the Greek History …