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Sport –
On the road to South Africa
The Greek Coach Otto Rehaggel and key player Angelos Charisteas share their feelings about
Dialogue –
Dean Kalimniou’s article on Spartan Place is disgraceful!
Dean Kalimniou’s arguments against the erection of King Leonidas’ bust in Sparta Place, Brunswick, smack of outdated colonial arrogance.
News –
Visitors down, predictions bleak
The number of visitors to Greece is down and the prediction for the number of tourists to Greece over the next 12 months are bleak.
News –
36th anniversary of Polytechnic protests
Greece last week commemorated the 36th anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising of 1974 with a series of events in Athens.
News –
Peaceful rally ends with police sweep
More than 270 demonstrators were detained following the demonstration in Athens to mark the Polytechneio uprising.
News –
Church rails against ‘unfair’ tax hit
The Church of Greece said last week that it is not willing to pay for “other people’s mistakes” in response to a recent government decision to impose a one-off property tax on its
Life –
Classical drape in time
A new exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria examines the impact of the Greco-Roman drape on contemporary fashion, Penni Pappas talks to curator Paola Di Trocchio.
News –
GOCMV AGM results indecisive
Chaos and heated disagreements were the order of the day at the 2009 annual general meeting of the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria.
News –
$2 million for cancer clinical trials
John Michailidis leads a company who have been funded to run clinical trials on new cancer treatments over the next two years.
Sport –
Ancient meets contemporary in PanHellenic Games
Meet Kon Pappy, an enthusiastic advocate for the Greek form of martial arts, pankration, who has played an important role in the spead of the sport in Australia.