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Seventeen Greek Australians awarded Queen’s Birthday Honours

A number of Greek Australians were honoured in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours for Australia. Presented on 11 June by the Governor-General, Sir Peter Cosgrove, the 17 honourees represent a wide variety of professions, …

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WATCH: Turkish president’s ally declares ‘Cyprus is Turkish and will remain so’

An ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has caused controversy with claims “Cyprus is Turkish”. The statement was made by Devlet Bahceli, leader of Turkey’s nationalist MHP opposition party …

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NRL Storm and Broncos match scores goals for Zorba!

The NRL Melbourne Storm vs Brisbane Broncos Multicultural Round at AAMI Park on Saturday celebrated cultural diversity. Among the community groups were Pacific Islanders, Cook Islanders, Maoris and Indians doing something …

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Greek food made healthy, fast and simple

For food blogger and author Tassos Antoniou, the most important moments of his life have taken place around a table. While eating is a necessity, for the Greek-born foodie, cooking …

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Anthony Bourdain, our kitchen hero

Sydney’s Chinatown is a familiar place to me. I know most of the turns, food courts and spruiker scripts like a good friend thinks they know another’s sensibilities. It’s a …

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Women’s festivals in the Hellenistic Period

Local historian Dr Kate McLardy is fascinated by the Thesmophoria and the Adonia: two women’s festivals that took place in the Hellenistic Period. The Thesmophoria was an annual autumn festival …

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Bringing Homer into the 21st century

It’s 2018 and yet Ancient Greece and the works that were produced during this period continue to be consulted with lessons to teach us, as has been the case over …

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Greek diaspora to get dedicated website to sell their property back home

The Greek diaspora will soon have a dedicated website that allows them to sell – or buy – inherited property in Greece. Although the internet is flooded with online property …

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90-year-old yiayia receives Local Legend Award in Australia

It was a once-in-a-lifetime moment for yiayia Kyriakoula Kontakos when Federal Member for Port Adelaide Mark Butler awarded her his annual Local Legend Award in acknowledgement of her extraordinary contribution …

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La Trobe condemns Modern Greek Studies program to a slow death

La Trobe University has a mission. In its vision statement it proclaims: “Advancing knowledge and learning to shape the future of our students and communities”. It sounds commendable, but as …

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