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Arvanitaki: “Australia is calling”
Eleftheria Arvanitaki will be in Australia in March and April for three much anticipated concerts. Her soft but powerful vocals, combined with a captivating stage presence have established her as …
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Vatican returns three Parthenon fragments to Greece after two centuries
Greece and the Vatican finalised the last part of the return on Tuesday (Greece time) of three sculpture fragments from the Parthenon that have been in the collection of the …
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Acropolis Museum presents ‘Venus in a gold bikini’ in celebration of IWD
In honour of International Women’s Day (IWD) the Acropolis Museum presents a new series of exhibitions titled ‘Temporary and unexpected visitors’ to the sounds of Lena Platonos poems performed by …
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Seven Greek women whose legacy continues to inspire to this day
International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on 8 March every year to honor the achievements of women and to advocate for gender equality. IWD 2023 is an opportunity to celebrate …
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History-making umpire Eleni Glouftsis named in Insight Sport’s top 100 influential women list
The first female field umpire to officiate an AFL sanctioned match, Eleni Glouftsis, has been named as one of Insight Sport’s ‘100 Most Powerful Women in Sport.’ As previously reported …
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Plane refuellers strike threatens to disrupt flights
A 24-hour strike by workers who refuel Qantas and other international airline planes at Melbourne Airport is threatening to disrupt flights. The industrial action from 4 am on Wednesday to …
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Man who posed as cop jailed over ‘pure evil’ rapes
Ten months before Theodoros Tsalkos posed as a cop to kidnap and rape two girls in his car, he abducted and assaulted another female while driving a taxi. However, it …
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Greek tragedy reimagined with poetry by former Manus detainee Behrouz Boochani
An adaptation of Euripides’ Women of Troy will be part of Tasmania’s Ten Days on the Island arts festival this week, bringing to life the ancient Greek tragedy with a …
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The Yarraville Festival’s Hellenic Heart
The Yarraville Festival is back with a bang if last weekend’s effort is anything to go by. As the sun shone, thousands from across Melbourne’s inner west and beyond made …
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Trial over: Vic to stick with drug-injecting facility
A Melbourne drug-injecting facility will continue to operate indefinitely after a controversial trial that divided locals. The Andrews government opened the supervised injecting room at North Richmond in June 2018 …