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‘Nostos – Return to the roots’ forum comes to Melbourne
Greece, Cyprus and Egypt signed a cooperation protocol back in 2017 that aims to bring Cypriots and Greeks who used to live in Alexandria back to the city under the …
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Early Greek Australians, sweet memories on Facebook
It all started back in September 2016, when, whilst sitting in her bedroom reminiscing her younger years, 59-year-old Vasiliki Varitellis Danas decided to launch the Early Greek Australians Facebook page …
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1904 Holiday Snaps from Athens
In an exclusive exhibition, Athens’ Benaki Museum is presenting the work of distinguished British photographer Alexander Lamont Henderson who visited and documented Greece in early 1904. The exhibition opened its …
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Saristavros’ family offers $1 million to find dad’s killer
Speaking to Neos Kosmos, Stavros Saristavros, son of late Greek Australian businessman Christos Saristavrou, has confirmed the family is offering a $1 million reward to anyone who helps catch the …
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The Greek side of the Australian Open
The 107th edition of the Australian Open is ready to begin. The first of the four tournaments that carry the highly coveted “Grand Slam” title (the others being the French …
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Meet Miette, the 15-year-old Greek Australian behind ABC’s series Kick
Picture this. You’re an 11-year-old junior footballer who has her own Vimeo channel and with the help of your mum and dad, upload footage from your team’s matches, as well …
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The Greek refugee village at Bonegilla
In July 2018, on the behest of Anastasios [Tasos] Kolokotronis, my partner Athanasios and I visited Nea Magnisia, a village 11 kilometres outside Thessaloniki. There, we met with Tasos’ relatives, …
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Kokkinakis earns spot at Australian Open
Thanasi Kokkinakis has made an impact at this year’s edition of the Australian Open, prevailing in his final qualifying match against Canadian Peter Polansky on Friday 6-4, 6-4. It was …
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Volunteers rescue birds trapped in the frozen Kastoria lake
Following the extreme cold wave for Greek standards that hit the country this week, Kastoria Lake in Northern Greece froze over completely within a few hours trapping local fauna in …
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Greek Australian man rushes to neighbours’ house to put out blaze
A South Australian family lost their home in a blaze, but feel indebted to their Greek Australian neighbour who fearlessly rushed to the flames. Kostas Stefanidis saw smoke coming from …