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Nikos Vergos signs two-year deal with Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory have signed Greek forward Nikos Vergos for the 2024/25 A-League season. Signing on from Greek Super League side Atromitos, Vergos has put pen to paper on a two-year …
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The Greeks of São Paulo
São Paulo is the biggest city I have ever been to and having spent a year of my childhood in a village on Lesvos, I never get used to mega …
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Scalpel taken to hospital ‘back office bureaucracy’
Victorian hospitals will be overhauled but not forced to merge following a scathing review finding the health system no longer fit for purpose. The state government has accepted all but one of …
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Greece’s House of Gymnastics to be named after Lefteris Petrounias
Artistic gymnast Lefteris Petrounias returned from Paris with the third Olympic medal of his career to further cement his legacy at the Games. Meanwhile his legacy in Greece is set …
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“I was proud to see the Greek flag across from me” – Miltos Tentoglou
The satisfaction for long jumper Miltos Tentoglou in winning the gold medal in Paris exceeded even his prior gold in Tokyo, with the Greek star admitting that seeing the crowd …
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Ridleyton Greek Home for the Aged workers honoured for caring after our elderly
The Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA) recognised the employees of its Ridleyton Greek Home for the Aged (RGHA) as the country celebrated Aged Care Employee Day (ACED) for …
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Village evacuated in Crete as hundreds of firefighters battle wildfire
A village on the Greek island of Crete has been evacuated and others prepare as hundreds of firefighters combated a large wildfire late Wednesday. According to Associated Press, the fire …
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What’s On August 10-17: Music, festivals, food and more
VIC Laikon presents Anatreptix (Rebetika) Anatreptix is a musical group playing Rebetika – music of the Greek underground from the 1930s through to late 1950s. Songs of sorrow, poverty, loss, …
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Worker pay rise a pathway to universal childcare: PM
A pay rise for early learning educators is a step towards universal childcare, the prime minister says. Early childhood and out-of-school hours staff are in line to receive a 15 …
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Kokkinakis wraps massive day for Aussie men in Montreal
Thanasi Kokkinakis has needed just 79 minutes to book his spot in the second round of the ATP Tour’s Canadian Open. The 28-year-old South Australian scored a 6-3 6-3 win …