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Olympia Valance and IVF experts call for fertility education in Australian schools

Olympia Valance has joined leading fertility experts in urging schools to include education about infertility, egg freezing, and reproductive health in the national sex-education curriculum. Speaking during Fertility Unpacked, an …

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Air Mediterranean – a Greek airline that facilitated a shady network between Athens and Damascus

An investigative report from European journalists has unearthed a shoddy network facilitating flights between Athens and Damascus in 2023, a time when no European flights were going to the Syrian …

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From pompoms shoes to trackies: How Mediterranean-Australians dress their diaspora stories

From the folkloric tsarouchia with their distinctive pompom toes to the “fully sick” Adidas tracksuits of suburban youth, or sharp-cut suits, the way Mediterranean migrants and their descendants dress has …

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From Gold Rush to garden parties: Ithaca and Australia’s bond plays out in the Ionian

Many of the Greeks who arrived before the post World War II chain-migration from Greece, who settled in Victoria, originated from Odysseus’ island of Ithaca. Ithacans arrive in Victoria during …

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Greece farewells former PM Antonis Samaras’ daughter Lena

Family, friends and numerous officials all gathered to farewell Lena Samara, the 34-year-old daughter of former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, following her sudden death last Thursday. The funeral ceremony was …

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Young, conspiracy-drawn teens are potential terrorists

The changing face of terrorism from horrific acts by extremist Islamist groups to radicalised young men under 18 tapping away at their keyboards in regional areas is prompting a review …

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Women in media to discuss challenges, hopes for sector

The future of media, gender equity in workplaces and backlash against programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion will be in the spotlight at a national conference. The Women in Media …

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Stardust: The “Golden Age” of the Castellorizian Ladies’ Society

Historian Florence Livery will spearhead an evening full of memories and history hosted at the Greek Centre, delving into the unknown stories of the Castellorizian Ladies’ Society that ran from …

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Samos “lives in the heart” of Melbourne

The Pan-Samian Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria “Pythagoras” celebrated with splendour and emotion the 201st anniversary of the liberation of Samos from the Ottoman genocidal threat (6 August, 1824), at …

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Greek police seize over 270kg of cocaine valued at $10m

Greek police have arrested three men after seizing over 270 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated value of over 5.5 million euros ($A10 million). The cocaine was hidden inside a …

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