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Greek Australian travellers ‘crashed’
Many Greek Australians might be faced with a hard landing even before they board the plane to the motherland this year. Anyone planning to travel to Greece with an Australian …
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How Mary Coustas used comedy to heal herself and her fans
Mary Coustas is well known as the much-loved Greek Australian character Effie who first appeared in the ground-breaking comedy theatre production Wogs out of Work and TV show Acropolis Now. …
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Greek Canadian tech start-up CEO shot dead in Toronto
Greek Canadian tech start-up CEO, Matthew Staikos has been shot and killed in Toronto, Canada. The incident took place on Monday night in the city’s Yorkville neighbourhood, an upscale shopping …
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Una faccia, una razza, una crisi
In a strange turn of events, Greece stopped being the ‘black sheep’ of the European Union last week, the role going to Italy. The country is under a long period …
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No more stashed cash for Greeks
The tide has turned for one of the most persisting narratives of the Greek crisis. For most of the past eight years, it was largely assumed that Greek people have been …
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Greek woman saved after falling down 30-metre church well in Turkey
A Greek woman has sustained injuries after falling down a 30-metre deep well while working at a Greek Orthodox church in Istanbul, Turkey. Firefighters rushed to Hagia Nikola to assist …
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Greek Australian man found dead in cell after being charged over $20 million cocaine bust
Dimitrios Mavris was found dead in his cell at Surry Hills police station less than 48 hours after being arrested over allegedly importing 59 kilograms of cocaine – $20 million …
Dialogue –
Fall of Constantinople a victim of culture wars
On Monday May 28, Cory Bernardi tweeted “Mourn/Commiserate the Fall of Constantinople to the hands of the Islamic takeover”. The leader of the Australian Conservatives suggested people visit a “Church …
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The dark side of the taxi-Uber feud: online death threats
On Friday 18 May, Neos Kosmos reported on Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan’s claims that she was threatened over taxi reforms. Throughout the reform process, Ms Allan revealed in a …
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World Health Organisation reveals 4 in 10 Greek children ‘overweight’
New data has revealed that four in 10 children in Greece are considered overweight. The findings, which relate to the period of 2015 to 2017, were presented last week in …