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Socrates Retried and Acquitted in Australia
The Hellenic Museum of Melbourne “resurrected” Socrates for a retrial. Almost 2,400 years after the famous Greek philosopher was sentenced to death by poison, he was once again put to trial in...
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Australian Parliament Honors Greek Worker
The House of Representatives and the Senate of the Australian state of Victoria recently honored a Greek-Australian citizen who had been working as an electrician for almost 50 years. Electrician...
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Crete: Top Destination in Europe for Australians
Australians placed the Greek island of Crete on the top of European island destinations. According to the country’s most popular travel website, traveller.com.au, a close associate of TripAdvisor, the...
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Lord Byron: Celebrity in the Cause of Greek Independence
On Wednesday, March 11, a crowd gathered at the Customs House in Circular Quay, Sydney, to attend a lecture by Professor Will Christie regarding Lord Byron and his contribution to the Greek...
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Greek Singer John Tikis Visits the Elderly at ‘Fronditha Care’
Greek singer John Tikis performed last Saturday, March 7, at Ella Bar in Oakleigh, Victoria, offering his audience a night of quality entertainment. The popular artist remained unchanged and his...
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A Musical Journey from Crete to Sydney
On Friday March 13, over 300 people gathered at St George Sailing Club in Sans Souci for an entirely Cretan experience. Under Cretan Sails was programmed as part of the 33rd Greek Festival of Sydney...
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Labor MP Steve Dimopoulos Addresses Parliament in Greek
Greek-Australian Labor MP Steve Dimopoulos opted to address his first Victoria Parliament speech in Greek. Dimopoulos was recently elected in the seat of Oakleigh, an area where thousands of Greek...
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Annual Greek Community of Melbourne General Assembly
The annual Greek Community of Melbourne general assembly was held on Sunday, March 15 at the multipurpose room of Alphington Grammar School. The meeting included a discussion on the historic...
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Young Migrants Revive the Greek Diaspora
The arrival of new migrants from Greece will give new life to Greek Diaspora organizations and networks through their integration into family and company networks and into the Australian society, said...
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MP Luke Simpkins Urges Australia to Recognize FYROM as Macedonia (Video)
Liberal Party Federal Member for Cowan, Luke Simpkins MP during his speech in the Australian Parliament in Canberra on 17 March 2015 urged his colleagues in Government, for Australia to recognize...
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Greek Wine Promotion in Australia
A Greek National Interprofessional Organization of Vine and Wine delegation visited Melbourne and Sydney for eight days in order to encourage contacts, on a commercial and cultural level with...
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Australian Federal Parliament Discusses the Greek Language
The Greek language preservation issue in Australia was discussed last week at the Federal House of Parliament and at the House of Victoria. In Canberra, Greek-Australian Labor Party MP Maria Vamvakinou...
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Former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett to Present Book on Greeks
Former Victorian Premier and philhellene Jeff Kennett will present the book “Macedonian Hellenes in Oceania” by Professor Anastasios Tamis, on Wednesday, March 25, at Alphington Grammar School. The...
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Dr. Paxinos Candidate for the Australian Cyclist Party
Greek-Australian Dr. George Paxinos, internationally recognized for his contribution to medicine and his unique mapping of the human brain, announced that he would be a candidate in the upcoming...
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Greeks and Armenians Protest Against Kemal Ataturk Monument in Sydney
Greeks and Armenians in Australia are reacting to the erection of a monument in honor of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Sydney‘s Hyde Park. Several Greek Diaspora, Pontic and Armenian organizations expressed...
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Proposal for Greek Signs on Melbourne Streets
Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews has become an “ambassador” for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens, said Greek-Australian Labor MP, Steve Dimopoulos, during his speech at a reception hosted...
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Professor Louise Hitchcock Gives Lecture in Melbourne
More than 120 people attended a lecture on palaces and villas in Minoan Crete, architecture, interior design and their importance by Professor Louise Hitchcock from the University of Melbourne, last...
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Greek Independence Day Parade in Melbourne
On Sunday, March 29, Greek-Australians gathered in Melbourne for the official celebration of the Greek Independence Day. Thousands of Greek students, mostly third generation Greek-Australians,...
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Greek Easter Mayoral Event in Oakleigh
Oakleigh is a Melbourne suburb in the municipality of Monash with a large Greek-Australian population. Thousands of Greek migrants live in the area and most of them arrived in the country recently. The...
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Hellenic Club a ‘Gem’ in Canberra
The Hellenic Club in Canberra is now one of the most important cultural centers in the Australian capital, according to Canberra Times. The newspaper published an article describing how locals have...
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