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Leader of Greek Community of South Australia Bill Gonis Passes Away
Bill Gonis, the President of the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA), has suddenly passed away, the community announced on Wednesday. He was 62.
Gonis was one of the GOCSA’s longest-serving presidents and received the Order of Australia Medal...
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South Australian MP Sacked Over Greek-Australian MP’s Allegations
Steven Marshall, the Premier of South Australia, sacked MP Sam Duluk from the Liberal Parliamentary party last week following his failure to "come clean" over allegations made against him by the South Australian MP for Best, Connie Bonaros.
The female legislator,...
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Adelaide’s Hellenic Cultural Festival “Odyssey” Set to Return Next Month
The cosmopolitan coastal capital of Adelaide in South Australia will be celebrating Greek culture with their annual Hellenic cultural festival called "Odyssey," which is scheduled to return this October for the 14th year.
The festival, presented every year by the...
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South Australia “Gets its Greek On” at Largest-ever Greek Festival
A celebration of Greek life took place from January 12-13 at the Delphi Bank Semaphore Greek Festival of South Australia. Tens of thousands of people set a new attendance record for the two-day festival at Semaphore Beach, which celebrates...
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Greek Australian Senator Resigns Ahead of Ruling on His Eligibility
Australian Senator Nick Xenophon, a key independent lawmaker, said on Friday he was resigning from national politics, potentially complicating Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s efforts to pass legislation.
Turnbull does not have a majority in the Senate and has relied on...
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Nick Xenophon: Open to Striking Formal Minority Government Agreement
Nick Xenophon is an independent Senator for South Australia and is the leader of the Nick Xenophon Team (NXT) political party which is running candidates at the 2016 election underway at present.
On Monday, Xenophon told Guardian Australia that he is open to striking...
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South Australian Authorities Won’t Recognize Same-Sex Marriage Performed in Greece
British nationals David Bulmer-Rizzi and his husband Marco got married in the UK in June and then celebrated their wedding again in a second ceremony which took place in Santorini, Greece. After the ceremony the couple traveled to South...
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Greek-Australian Community Language Program Cut by SA Government
The South Australia Weatherill Labor government has decided to cut the Greek Language Maintenance and Development Program, which had been part of the curriculum in 16 schools across the area.
The program offered a way for children of the Greek...
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60th National Convention of AHEPA Australasia in Barossa Valley
The 60th National Convention of AHEPA Australasia concluded on Saturday, October 18, after a week in Australia’s premier wine region, the Barossa Valley. Over 60 delegates from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia joined to elect the 2015 National Lodge...
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Melbourne Commemorates Pontian Genocide
The Coordinating Committee of Pontian Associations in Melbourne (SEPSM) organized various events on May 18 to commemorate the Pontian Genocide.
Among other events, a memorial service was held in the St. Efstathios church as well as a wreath laying ceremony...