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South Melbourne re-appoints Tangalakis as Senior Coach

Re-appointed South Melbourne coach Con Tangalakis has declared that it’s time for a new era at South Melbourne. After South narrowly avoided the relegation play-offs last season, Tangalakis has been …

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Athens derby stands out in Super League schedule

PAOK seems to be a very strong contender for the Super League title in Greece, having come out unscathed from the most important games of the first round against AEK, …

Life

George Zangalis’ Ode to his Mother, a touching bilingual memoir

Here is an unimaginable scenario: At the end of the horrific civil war in Greece in the 1940s, the Zangalis family in the village of Drymades, in North Epirus, is …

Life

A work of Greek Australian literature gets a second life, through a vibrant translation

Dina Amanatides is a prolific writer whose literary works have spanned for over 60 years, encapsulating a variety of themes written in different genres, short stories, theatrical plays, haiku, poetry …

Life

The ultimate laikodimotiko glendi comes to Melbourne

Melbourne Greeks will be treated to a night filled with authentic laiko and demotic music on Saturday 10 November at the Nafpaktian House. The line-up features industry heavyweight Yiorgos Bekios, …

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‘Far right’ groups may be diverse – but here’s what they all have in common

Far right parties and groups have been enjoying increasing support across Europe. Such parties have performed well in recent domestic elections, often occupying second or third place – and in …

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Taxpayers beware of Australian Tax Office powers

The Commissioner of Taxation has recently released his 2017/2018 Compliance Programme. As with every compliance programme, the emphasis shifts and as with previous years, the ATO’s goals are about “being …

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Election pledges keep rolling in for Greek community

In the lead up to the state election this month, the financial pledges from both sides of the political spectrum continue to roll in for various sectors of the Greek …

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Adoptions in Greece go up by 77.8 per cent while birth rates keep plummeting

According to Greek Statistics Agency (ELSTAT), there were 393 registered adoptions in Greece throughout 2017 compared to compared to 2016, when there were 221. This is a 77.8 per cent …

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First commercial flight from Athens to Skopje after name agreement

Following the joint agreement on the latter’s name, Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) have relaunched a passenger flight route between the two countries. The first direct …

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