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Father Christos Triantafyllou retires after nearly 50 years of service

Sydney Greek Orthodox priest Father Christos Triantafyllou has retired after nearly 50 years of service to the All Saints Greek Orthodox Parish and Community of Belmore. Archbishop Makarios of Australia …

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Hope and resignation as Cypriots mark 50 years of division

Cyprus marks a half-century of division this month, with the unresolved conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots branded on the landscape in a UN-patrolled buffer zone that cuts across the …

Life

Capturing Monash Uni student life and migrant stories of the 1960s & 70s

A rare photographic exhibition by Harry Fatouros, offers a unique glimpse into student life at Monash University and the experiences of European migrants and their children in Melbourne during the …

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Giving back to the community with free souvlaki

For six days over a two-week period in June, Taste of Cyprus gave back to the community by offering free souvlakia. It was to mark their reopening and also support …

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Toxic smoke warning as chemical factory inferno rages

A major freeway is shut and residents told to stay indoors as toxic smoke from a “significant” factory fire billows over parts of Melbourne. Metal drums filled with chemicals have …

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Antetokounmpo and Drisbioti to raise the Greek Flag at Paris 2024 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

The Plenary Session of the Hellenic Olympic Committee has decided that Giannis Antetokounmpo and Antigoni Drisbioti will be the flag bearers for Greece at the Opening Ceremony of the Paris …

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At NATO, Mitsotakis raises concern over North Macedonia name use

Greece’s leader said Tuesday he would raise concerns at a NATO summit over North Macedonia’s backtracking under a new nationalist government on an agreement over its name. Greece in 2018 …

Dialogue

The Diaspora dimension of a forthcoming book on the Greek pension system

It was back in July 2021 when the (then) Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Diaspora Greeks addressed the Greek-Australian community as part of a special online dialogue series to …

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Hospital evacuated after wildfire breaks out in Greece

A wildfire fuelled by strong winds broke out in the Greek port city of Patras on Tuesday, authorities said, forcing a children’s hospital and residents of several localities to evacuate. …

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Greek opposition slams six-day working week as ‘disgrace’

Greece’s main opposition party Syriza said Tuesday that the recent introduction of a six-day working week for certain companies was a “disgrace”. The measure was brought into force by the …

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