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‘Effie the Virgin Bride’ Is Getting Hitched and You’re Invited! (Video)
The one-women comedy show called "Effie - The Virgin Bride" has added on new shows due to popular demand.
Mary Coustas, the Logie Award-winning, AFI nominated writer and performer had a successful debut season in 2016 with multiple sold out...
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How One Greek Is Helping Newly Arrived Greek Migrants Start a New Life in Australia
When Greeks decide to leave their homeland and move to Australia for more opportunities they do not know what to expect when they arrive. Will they find the resources that they need to assimilate into society? Will they meet...
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Multicultural Folkloric Dance Concert Celebrates Diversity in Cultures
Over 600 students took part in this year's Multicultural Folkloric Dance Concert which took place in Burwood on Sunday in front of an audience of 2,000.
The event was organized by the MANASIS School of Greek Dance and Culture and...
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The 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours Include Several Greek-Australians
For the Queen's Birthday Honours this year there were several members of the Greek-Australian community who were among the 891 Australians who were recognized for the contributions to their communities from a variety of professional backgrounds including science, law,...
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Asylum Seeker Resource Centre CEO to Greek-Australians: ‘They Spoke About us as a Problem, as a Threat, as a Burden’
As the world gets ready to celebrate World Refugee Day and reflect on this important and most relevant subject, the CEO of Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) in Melbourne, Kon Karapanagiotidis, is urging Greek-Australians to remember their history and...
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Commemorative Event Celebrates 60 Years Since the Arrival of the Greek Brides of Begoña to Australia
A commemorative event on Sunday is taking place to mark 60 years since a ship with 900 Greek brides arrived at Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay. The single women left Greece in 1957 to move to Australia and marry -- The...
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Foodies Alert: Best Places to Get a Modern Twist on Classic Greek Food
There are many new restaurants popping up all over Australia offering modern twists on classic Greek dishes. There really is something to satisfy everyone's unique tastes with Asian influences to adding local ingredients to some of the most popular...
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The Story of the Roxy Cinema’s Greek Past and Present
Peter Feros came to Australia from Greece looking for work and ended up finding employment in the York Cafe in Manilla which was owned by his brother. He later joined two other business partners, George Psaltis and Emanuel Aroney,...
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Senator Peter Georgiou Speaks Out Against One Nation’s Proposed Muslim Ban
A recently proposed Muslim ban for Australia by the One Nation political party has been in the forefront of a controversial debate and the newly appointed senator, Greek-Australian Peter Georgiou, has spoken out saying he rejects his party's proposal.
Georgiou, the...
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Australian Parliament Welcomes Greece’s Deputy FM Terens-Nikolaos Quick in Greek (Video)
Greece's deputy foreign minister, Terens-Nikolaos Quick, was welcomed to Parliament during Question Time in Greek by Greek-Australian Julia Banks MP who is the Federal Member for Chisholm.
The warm welcome is the first time that foreign dignitaries have been welcomed in...