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The ultimate laikodimotiko glendi comes to Melbourne

Melbourne Greeks will be treated to a night filled with authentic laiko and demotic music on Saturday 10 November at the Nafpaktian House. The line-up features industry heavyweight Yiorgos Bekios, …

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‘Far right’ groups may be diverse – but here’s what they all have in common

Far right parties and groups have been enjoying increasing support across Europe. Such parties have performed well in recent domestic elections, often occupying second or third place – and in …

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Taxpayers beware of Australian Tax Office powers

The Commissioner of Taxation has recently released his 2017/2018 Compliance Programme. As with every compliance programme, the emphasis shifts and as with previous years, the ATO’s goals are about “being …

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Election pledges keep rolling in for Greek community

In the lead up to the state election this month, the financial pledges from both sides of the political spectrum continue to roll in for various sectors of the Greek …

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Adoptions in Greece go up by 77.8 per cent while birth rates keep plummeting

According to Greek Statistics Agency (ELSTAT), there were 393 registered adoptions in Greece throughout 2017 compared to compared to 2016, when there were 221. This is a 77.8 per cent …

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First commercial flight from Athens to Skopje after name agreement

Following the joint agreement on the latter’s name, Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) have relaunched a passenger flight route between the two countries. The first direct …

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Chinese property fraud crackdown in Greece

A connection between the Golden Visa surge and a large number of real-estate and law agencies is under investigation in Greece, following allegations against entrepreneur Evangelos Papaevangelou, said to have …

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SBS National Languages Competition is on and open to all ages

In an effort to encourage and celebrate a love of learning languages in Australia, SBS Radio is making its annual National Languages Competition open for all ages for the first …

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Turkey to respond harshly if Greece tries to extend its territorial waters

Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar cautioned Greece in a speech during an entrepreneurs event on Wednesday (local time) that Ankara is adamant about defending its “rights in the Aegean and …

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Hosting the Olympics could be on the cards for Melbourne

The last and only time Melbourne hosted the Olympics was in 1956. In more recent history, an unsuccessful bit was made by the city in 1996. But talk re-emerged this …

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