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Antipodes Festival once again delivers an unforgettable celebration of all things Greek

Melbourne’s 35th Antipodes Festival drew to a close Sunday night following a triumphant two-day festival of all things Greek that saw more than a 100,000 descend on Melbourne’s Greek precinct …

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Myths and Dreamings: the link between Ancient Greece and Aboriginal Australians

Although geographically and historically far apart ancient Greece and Indigenous Australia present an amazing array of similarities in their underlying hierophanies even though the two cultures have great differences. At …

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New Greek Orthodox parish to open in Northern Territory

Saint Savvas the New of Kalymnos is set to be established in Darwin, Northern Territory on Saturday, 25 March, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese has announced. Saint Savvas is an initiative …

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Kyrgios withdraws from Indian Wells and Miami

Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from next month’s Masters 1000 tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami as he continues to recover from surgery on his left knee, event organisers said. The …

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Patras Carnival returns after three years [PHOTOS]

The city of Patras moved in high energy carnival rhythms for the entire weekend after three years of covid-induced restrictions. This is the only genuine carnivale in Greece, that harks …

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Piraeus commemorates the centenary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe which led to 2 million Greeks being exiled

Ten associations – refugee and non-refugee – have joined forces to present a three-day program honouring the Centenary of the Treaty of Lausanne, to be held at Piraeus between Friday …

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Rents exploding in regional and inner-city locations

Rents have been surging nationwide but some regions have been hit harder than others, with average rents lifting by nearly 50 per cent annually in one Australian town. New Proptrack …

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Rebetiko symphony at the Greek Festival of Sydney

The 41st Greek Festival of Sydney will present Rebetiko, “an emotional experience through a symphony concert” on Friday, April 21 at City Recital Hall. Rebetiko is the initiative of the …

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Diatribe: Karagiozis at Antipodes

“Georgie, come on. We are going to get a souvlaki.” “But I wanna watch the puppets mum.” “Come on. You’ve seen enough. Souvlaki time now.” “But the puppets, mum.” Ordinarily, …

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Fly a kite, join a parade, and revel for Clean Monday which marks 40 days to Greek Easter

Clean Monday, also known as Kathara Deftera in Greek, is the first day of Great Lent, which marks the 40-day fasting period before Easter for the Orthodox Church. This day …

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