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20 Greek Australians named 2018 Multicultural Leading Citizens
Federal Member for Hotham, Clare O’Neil MP, joined by Steve Dimopoulos MP, the State Member for Oakleigh, and Nick Staikos MP, the State Member for Bentleigh, hosted a gala luncheon …
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Cost of parent visa for sponsors sky rockets
Australian residents wishing to be permanently reunited with their parents in Australia are being forced to rethink their plans, following the Turnbull Government’s controversial decision to more than double the …
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Taylor takes charge of the Cannons
There’s a little bit of history between Oakleigh Cannons and their newly appointed coach Chris Taylor, and it revolves around finals. Rewind to 2011 when an Arthur Pappas-coached Cannons were …
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Will the Eurozone come to a final deal with Greece over the latter’s debt?
“In a couple of weeks’ time, a group of international debt inspectors will land in Athens, where they will gain access to the Greek government’s accounts and pore over its …
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On bin scabs and libraries
Most nights I read to my daughters from a rather tattered and worse for wear storybook by Georgia Tarsouli, entitled Στης Μαμάς την Αγκαλιά. It has been in my custody …
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Legalising property before selling it in Greece
When it comes to real estate in Greece, no transaction can take place unless a civil engineer issues a certificate that the property does not have illegal constructions or parts. …
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An opera with no technical enhancements to be held on Delos island
In what has been described as the most important opera event of 2018 acclaimed composer and and artistic director of Greece’s National Theater Thodoris Abatzis has chosen the ancient theater of …
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Turkey’s tourism sees record breaking increase, leaving neighbouring Greece light years behind
Proving last year’s predictions wrong, international tourists were not deterred by president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s polarising internal and external politics with arrivals breaking all records between January and March 2018. In …
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A call to arms for sustainable tourism
Imagine being in Santorini, perched on a balcony in Oia overlooking the cliff, a glass of asirtiko in hand, waiting to see what is, arguably, the most photographed sunset in …
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Ancient Greek town in Turkey being sold
A 2,500-year-old ancient Greek town outside the historical city of Halicarnassus now known as Bodrum, is being sold for 35 million lira (AUD $11 million). Bargylia, the site that had …