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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.

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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.

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Peaceful rally ends with police sweep

More than 270 demonstrators were detained following the demonstration in Athens to mark the Polytechneio uprising.

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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.

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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.

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$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.

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Autocephalic churches seek sanctuary in ‘Old Calendar’ church

The Federation of Greek Communities of Australia has signed an interim agreement with the ‘Old Calendar’ Orthodox in an attempt to legitimise its members religious status.

Features

Hambis Tsangaris: History and fable in print

Hambis Tsangaris the celebrated printmaker, story teller and chronicler of the Cyprus’ modern political history, talks to MELISSA REYNOLDS exclusively for Neos Kosmos.

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