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Greek defence minister resigns over FYROM name change

Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, leader of the junior partner in the country’s coalition government, has resigned over the FYROM name deal, which he opposes. Kammenos resigned following a Sunday …

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Melbourne a ‘second home’ for Sakkari and Tsitsipas

Greek tennis stars Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas took some time off the courts on Saturday to attend a Greek community event in their honour before beginning their Australian Open …

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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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