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The Curse of Sisyphus: Clientelism and the Greek State, an online lecture by Dr Aris Trantidis

Dr Aris Trantidis, senior lecturer in International Relations and Politics at the University of Lincoln in the UK, will present an online-only seminar titled “The Curse of Sisyphus: Clientelism and …

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Use of debt collectors cut for social welfare payments

Debt collection for welfare payments will no longer be outsourced, with all outstanding debts to be considered in-house within the next few months. Contracts with debt collection agents ARL Collect, …

Life

How to prepare your Easter lamb on the spit and roast it to perfection

Ovelias refers to a Greek Easter tradition where a whole lamb is roasted on the spit. A word that stems from the ancient Greek word ‘ovelos’ for a wooden or …

Sport

NPL: Easter full of football

This week, South Melbourne will welcome Bentleigh Greens in a heated derby as the NPL’s surprise-packed season continues. Last week, the hosts were held to a 0 – 0 draw …

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Greek Cup: Olympiacos may have won the day but AEK snagged the qualification

AEK, the double-headed eagle of Athens, has qualified for the Greek Cup final; for the sixth time in the last eight years. While Matías Almeyda’s team suffered a 2-1 defeat …

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Foot the bill: Council seems to leave Greek Church out of pocket for Paschal processions

It’s been brought to the attention of Neos Kosmos that assistance traditionally lent by the City of Yarra (CoY) to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia’s (GOAA) Holy Trinity Parish …

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Building fever grips Greece as tourism booms

It’s early morning in the picturesque village of Naoussa on the Greek island of Paros, and jackhammers are already echoing as locals ready for what they hope will be a …

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Greeks towards YES

Sheena Watt an Indigenous woman and MP for the Northern Metro hosted an uplifting event at the Philhellene Restaurant last night in support of a Voice to Parliament. The audience …

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Kikilias on reopening the EOT office in Melbourne: “Australia is a big market for us”

Over a walk at the Anafiotika neighbourhood in Plaka, Greece’s Minister of Tourism Vassilis Kikilias and the Australian Ambassador to Greece, Arthur Spirou, formalised the reopening of the EOT office …

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Colliding Easters: Balancing traditions and family celebration

Last week, I woke up to the scent of chickpea and bacalao soup on a Spanish Catholic Good Friday morning. My wife, who is Spanish and a non-practicing Catholic, and …

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