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Historic Melbourne Greek precinct building sells for $10.5 million
A historic building in Melbourne’s Lonsdale Street Greek precinct has been sold for a sum of $10.15 million. Built in 1891, the three-storey Victorian-era building on a corner block, has …
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One-on-one with Alex Bhathal
I know Alex Bhathal. We would meet at our sons’ soccer game every Sunday for a season. She also used to ferry young African boys to the games when their …
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Erdogan taunts Greece: ‘Before they say things that are bigger than them, they should look at their history books’
Tension between Greece and Turkey has been mounting, and it doesn’t seem to be dying down anytime soon, especially after a speech made by the Turkish president on Sunday. In …
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Raising ‘Greek’ kids in Australia
Eleni Exadaktylou is a mother of two young children, who, with her husband Yianni, decided to leave Greece and seek a better future in Australia. “When we initially discussed leaving, …
Dialogue –
FYROM rally: A weekend of hate
When Slav-FYROM members of the community burnt Greek flags at their protest last Sunday, to the chant of “F*ck Greeks”, I became distressed. Had they chanted “F*ck Greece,” I would …
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New Australian ambassador goes back to the future and soaks up the energy
Kate Logan’s first overseas posting for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) was to the Australian Embassy in Athens. Twenty years on, she is back in the Greek …
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Greek football reaches a new low
There are 195 countries in the world today. Imagine a country where a football match is played, the home team scores a goal, the referee after consulting with his assistant …
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PAOK owner Ivan Savvidis invades pitch with holstered gun!
A disputed goal at the end of a Sunday’s Greek League game between leader AEK and title rival PAOK led to a pitch invasion by PAOK’s owner, Ivan Savvidis, who …
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Greek Australian BBQ dinner at Cam’s by the hand of Ella Mittas
As part of Melbourne Design Week, Greek Australian chef Ella Mittas creates a dinner around the theme of ‘Australianness’, inspired by the ubiquitous Aussie BBQ. The dinner event coincides with …
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Exodus 1826 to have Australian premiere
As part of commemorations by Brisbane’s Greek community for Greece’s National Day of Independence, Exodus 1826: A Road of No Return (2017) will make its Australian premiere. Screening at the …