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Music of Mikis Theodorakis Coming to Australia
The music of Mikis Theodorakis, the greatest composer in Greek history, is coming to Melbourne and Sydney in two events which will celebrate his incredible body of work. The concerts will be held on...
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Greek Film Festival Asks Students to Take Inspiration from Their Heritage
The Greek Student Film Festival of Australia returns for the seventh time in October this year, asking this time for participants to take their inspiration from their heritage. The organizers...
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Greek-Australians Mourn the Death of Former PM Bob Hawke
Australian PM Bob Hawke at a Greek-Australian gathering The death of former Australian Prime Minister and Labor Party leader Bob Hawke on Thursday was especially poignant just before the country’s...
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Founder of Leading Greek-Australian Newspaper Neos Kosmos Dies
Dimitri Gogos (center) poses with Neos Kosmos staff on the occasion of the newspaper’s 60th anniversary in 2017 Dimitri, or “Takis” Gogos, the founder of Neos Kosmos, the largest Greek-Australian...
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New Archbishop of Australia Makarios’ Enthronement Set for June 29
The New Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, will arrive at Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney at 6 PM on Tuesday, June 18. The official enthronement of the new Australian...
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Actress Olympia Valance Mourns Death of Her Papou
Greek Australian actress Olympia Valance and her late grandfather Dimitri Gogos Greek Australian actress and model Olympia Valance took to social media to write about her papou (grandfather) Dimitri...
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Greek Writers Festival Debuts in Melbourne
The “Greek Writers Festival” will make its debut in Melbourne from May 31 to June 8, 2019, with an impressive lineup of writers and events, with the aim of fostering a broader cultural, political and...
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Greek-Australian Arthur Sinodinos Named Ambassador to the US
Arthur Sinodinos, born in Newcastle, New South Wales to Greek immigrant parents, has now been named as Australia’s next ambassador to the US. Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently offered Sinodinos...
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Meet the Greek-Australian Woman Elected to the Federal Parliament
Fiona Barboutis Martin, whose family is from tiny Castellorizo in the southeastern Aegean, was elected as Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party in the marginal federal Sydney seat of Reid in the...
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The Wealthiest Greek-Australians for 2019 Revealed
The Financial Review magazine of Australia published recently its list for the wealthiest Australians for 2019, and it includes many prominent members of the Greek community of the nation. Tobias...
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Archbishop of Australia Makarios Meets Greek President Pavlopoulos
President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, on Sunday received the Archbishop of Australia Makarios at the presidential mansion and congratulated him on his enthronement. The Greek...
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Greek Man Among Four Killed in Darwin Shooting Rampage
A middle-aged Greek-born man was among the four victims of the shooting rampage in Darwin, Australia on Wednesday. Fifty-seven-year-old Michael Sisois was shot dead at the Buff Club in Stuart Park in...
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Greek-Australians Honored on Queen’s Birthday List for 2019
Bill Papastergiadis, president of the Greek Community of Melbourne, was among those honored by Queen Elizabeth Several Greek-Australians were included in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List,...
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PM Morrison Pays Tribute to Archbishop Makarios of Australia
Australia’s PM Scott Morrison paid tribute to Archbishop Makarios, the new Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church, who is due to arrive in Sydney on Monday. In a statement he said that the new...
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Hundreds Greet New Orthodox Leader in Australia at Sydney Airport
Video grab A large crowd gathered at Sydney international airport on Tuesday to greet Archbishop Makarios, the new Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church. The Assistant Bishops of the Archdiocese, the...
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Greek-Australian Minister Hails Legalization of Euthanasia in Victoria
“We’re on the right side of history,” Victoria’s Health Minister Jenny Mikakos said on Wednesday as her state became the first in Australia to legalize euthanasia. The state’s historic voluntary...
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”Everyone Invited” to New Archbishop’s Enthronement on June 29
The enthronement ceremony for Makarios, the new Archbishop of Australia, will take place on Saturday, June 29. The Greek Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of Australia issued a statement on the event...
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Australian Sculptor Creates Statue Inspired By Iris of Parthenon
Left: The ancient Greek statue of the goddess Iris, now in London. Right: Sam Jinks’ new statue, called “THE MESSENGER.” Credit: Hellenic Museum website. World-famous Australian sculptor Sam Jinks...
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Melbourne Lecture Examines Epirus’ Multiculturalism During Late Ottoman Empire
The tomb of Ali Pasha in Ioannina, Epirus, Greece. Drawing by unidentified artist, published in Magasin Pittoresque, Paris, 1844. A lecture sponsored by the Greek Community of Melbourne on June 20 shed...
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Archbishop Makarios Enthroned as Head of the Australian Orthodox Church
Hundreds of faithful, the hierarchy of the Australian Orthodox church and politicians gathered on Saturday in Sydney to attend the enthronement ceremony for Makarios, the new Archbishop of Australia....
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