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Greece opens bidding process for huge Piraeus extension project
Greece is preparing to open a competition for one of the biggest scale projects to carried out at the port of Piraeus; the project will see the extension of the port …
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Demand for Greek speaking volunteers to assist elders
Having a chat in their native language can make any person regardless of age feel like home, but especially for members of our elderly community. Simple gestures like this can …
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My Health Record: Should you stay in, or opt-out?
There have been mounting concerns from the public and privacy advocates surrounding the introduction of My Health Record, a digital database, which contains the medical record of every Australian citizen, …
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Is Melbourne really facing a crime epidemic?
In upcoming months, Melbourne criminal defence lawyer George Defteros will be celebrating a milestone in his professional life; 40 years on the job. An accomplishment of this magnitude is of …
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Composer Mikis Theodorakis hospitalised after suffering major heart attack
Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis is in hospital after suffering a major heart attack. The 93-year-old was reportedly feeling intense chest pain when he was rushed to a hospital in Athens …
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Police and fire chiefs dismissed following Attica fires
The heads of Greece’s national police and fire services have been dismissed and replaced following the wildfires that broke out east of Athens on 23 July that resulted in 91 …
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Sakkari scores impressive win over Venus Williams
Maria Sakkari has managed a big upset in the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic quarterfinals as she overcame Venus Williams (2-0 set), who is currently ranked as number three in the …
Dialogue –
United we stand
Last Wednesday morning, when we were all still in shock after the devastating fires that claimed so many lives in Attiki, I was called to speak to Jon Faine’s show …
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Aussie heritage players team up with Greek locals in rugby league World Cup qualifying campaign
Five Greek Australians will join Greece’s national squad to play 2021 Rugby League World Cup qualifying matches in Europe next month. The squad, which includes 14 players from the Greek …
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Would you give speed dating a go?
A few weeks ago, my usual Google search on Greek Australian news generated an article titled ‘6 Best places to meet a Greek Single in Melbourne’. Posted among similar blog …