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Eleonora sings about Greece’s colours at the Lonsdale Street Greek Festival

Her singing is cool and warm, deep and airy, youthful but also seasoned, evocative of a wisdom that goes beyond her age. Eleonora Zouganeli is what we call an ‘old …

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Language used by Senator O’Sullivan normalises racism

Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) today expressed disappointment at the language used by Nationals Senator Barry O’Sullivan during a Senate estimates hearing in Canberra. During the hearing, …

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Ouzo Festival brought the spirit of Lesbos to Bayswater [PHOTOS + VIDEO]

Lovers of the Greek aniseed flavoured drink were not disappointed at the Lesbos Culture Club’s Ouzo Festival at Bayswater, 29km east of Melbourne’s CBD. There was unlimited ouzo with 250 …

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Here’s what Orthodox Greeks do to honour the dead

Banksy may well be Greek bearing in mind his famous quote that states that “you die twice. One time when you stop breathing, and a second time, a bit later …

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My yiayia, the Greek widow and a journey into the grieving process

Like most third-generation Greek children growing up in Australia, Dr Georgia Rowley Panagiotopoulos was raised in a Greek family environment with her grandparents ever-present in her daily life, back in …

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Prince Charles addressed audience in Greek – but is he one?

“I am so pleased to be able to welcome you all to St James’s Palace this afternoon,” said Prince Charles, in perfect Greek, at an event by the Prince’s Trust …

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Australia’s immigration levels hit record highs for 2018

Australia’s population growth pace of 1.6 per cent is the highest in the developed world, and is double that of the United States and United Kingdom. The Australian Bureau of …

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St Nicholas Greek School steals the show at Yarraville Festival [PHOTOS + VIDEO]

A Greek pocket could not be missing from the Yarraville Festival, an annual community celebration that has been bringing together people of the Inner West for the past 28 years. …

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Greek Australian publisher Theodore Skalkos dead, aged 87

Theodore Skalkos, the publisher of The Greek Herald  had a stroke on Tuesday. He was rushed to the hospital and died soon after. Mr Skalkos had played a pivotal role …

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Council of Europe denounces Greece in damning report on conditions in migrant camps

Greece has often been denounced for the “inhumane and degrading” conditions of migrant camps, and the latest report by the European Committee’s Prevention of Torture (CPT) is as damning as …

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