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A Greek among the richest of Australia

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Only one Greek businessman managed to be included in the list of the richest people in Australia for 2015, issued by Forbes. Overall, the 50 richest people in Australia have total assets amounting to 89.3 billion dollars. The richest is Gina Rinehart, which is engaged...

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The Greek TV actress and model who fascinates Australians

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Olympia Valance started her career as a model and now she is working as a TV actress on the Australian soap opera “Neighbours”. She joined the cast of Neighbours in March 2014 and made her first appearance on screen in June, taking on the role...

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His ultimate goal is to revolutionise space travel

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[:el] Theodore Mouratidis studies a double degree in aerospace engineering and physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. He started his degree in Monash University in 2011 but after two years he transferred to the prestigious American university and he is...

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Greek Australian scientist who fights against obesity

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[:el] Greek-Australian scientist and researcher Tony Tiganis may hold the key in the fight against obesity. Tiganis is a professor and Deputy Head (Research) of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Monash University. He is in charge of the Tiganis Laboratory which is a Cellullar...

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Xylouris family music tradition coming soon on cinemas

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The documentary “A Family Affair” is going to be released on January 2015 in cinemas across Greece, Australia and the US. The film’s production was made possible by a successful Kickstarter campaign in March 2014, which helped to cover initial shooting in Australia and trigger the support...

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The first female minister of Greek descent in Australia

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[:el] Jenny Mikakos, became Minister for Families and Children and Minister for Youth Affairs in Australia. “I’m honoured to be the first Greek-Australian female Minister,” said Mikakos. She has been a Labor Party Member of the Victorian Parliament since 1999, firstly as the Member for...

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Australia: Big increase in the number of students opting for ancient Greek

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[:el] Students studying Ancient Greek at the University of Melbourne have doubled (49% increase) since 2010. It is indicative that the interest in Ancient Greek and Latin language studies is growing in Australia, Asia and worldwide. Currently, at the University, 71 students have undertaken classical studies....

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Greek among Australia’s leading journalists

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The ABC’s Greek journalist Mario Christodoulou with Deb Masters and Fairfax Media’s Adele Ferguson have jointly won Australian journalism’s highest award, the Gold Walkley, for a Four Corners investigation of the Commonwealth Bank. The judges said the Banking Bad program had elevated business journalism by capturing the...

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Acropolis Museum: Acropolis built with120.000 Lego bricks

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Guests can admire for the first time the imaginative model of Acropolis made with Lego and was recently donated by the Nicholson Museum in Sydney to the Acropolis Museum. The Acropolis was built exclusively with 120.000 Lego bricks in about 300 hours by Ryan McNaught...

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Which Greek island will Australians choose for 2015?

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The latest research shows that Aussies are ditching the standard European holidays for more exotic locations. Global travel search engine Skyscanner has revealed the top 10 destinations that are tipped to surge in popularity next year. Skyscanner’s Dave Boyte said the findings were exciting for travellers. “Skyscanner’s...

A Greek among the richest of Australia

The Greek TV actress and model who fascinates Australians

His ultimate goal is to revolutionise space travel

Greek Australian scientist who fights against obesity

Xylouris family music tradition coming soon on cinemas

The first female minister of Greek descent in Australia

Australia: Big increase in the number of students opting for ancient Greek

Greek among Australia’s leading journalists

Acropolis Museum: Acropolis built with120.000 Lego bricks

Lake Doxa – A dreamy landscape that reminds the Alps just 2 hours away from Athens

Alexandros Kyriakopoulos – From Greece to Boston, guided by discipline and soul

Yannis Ritsos – The poet of Romiossyni

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The Greek-American costume designer with an Oscar Nomination

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