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Marika Kotzadimitriou pleads guilty to perjury but escapes jail time
South Australian woman Marika Kotzadimitriou, 32, escaped jail time for lying to a District Court judge so that her dreams of studying medicine would not slip away. Judge Paul Cuthbertson …
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Another Greek-language story session at Lalor Library for the hols
The next session of the Greek Language Story time at Lalor Library will be on Saturday, 24 April as part of the school holidays. The first Greek story time session …
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Women of the north played their part in 1821 and in the years before
Elisabeth Ypsilantis Elisabeth Ypsilantis, was a Greek aristocrat from Northern Epirus and Moldavia. She was the mother of Alexander Ypsilantis, and was known as the “First Lady of the Friends” …
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Dr Maria Ikonomopoulou leads research to save Tasmanian devils from deadly facial tumour disease
A team of Spanish and Australian scientists have discovered drugs used to help humans could help Tasmanian devils overcome a deadly facial tumour disease. Most of the study took place …
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“Melbourne-Athens: A journey of Friendship”, the next step in a program of sister school relationships
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated developments in distance learning thus leading to discussions related to the future of Greek language learning. Sociologist and educator Maria Filio Tridimas spoke to Neos …
Poet Solomos’ great unfinished epic to be read, discussed live and online
Dionysios Solomos’ unfinished epic poem, “The Free Besieged” will be at the centre of a reading and discussion by Professor Vrassidas Karalis and Dr Tina Giannoukos presented live and online …
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Greece registered 4,033 new COVID-19 cases
Greece registered 4,033 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 15 of these identified at entry points to the country, the National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported on …
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Banks adopt new guidelines to counter family and elder abuse issues
Last week the Australian Banking Association (ABA) announced that banks in the will follow updated guidelines in dealing with financial abuse as part of a continued focus in responding to …
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Share your Easter messages for yiayia and pappou to see in Neos Kosmos
Orthodox Easter is right around the corner and what a better way to celebrate the return to being able to share the day in person with family and friends by …
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Former Greek king says his sorrow over Prince Philip’s passing is greater due to their family ties
Former king of Greece Constantine II released a statement of condolences following the death of Prince Philip, his first cousin once removed. He told Associated Press: “Prince Philip was a …