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Thousands Join Paniyiri, the Greek Festival of Brisbane, Australia
Almost fifty thousand people turned up for the Greek Festival of Paniyiri in Brisbane, Queensland in Australia over the weekend to dance, shop, and get a taste of Greek food.
No other event gives Brisbane such a jolt of pure...
Australia
Hector Vasyli: The Greek-Australian 11-Year-Old Hero
The patriotic spirit of 11-year-old Greek-Australian Hector Vasyli is still alive, and is honored even a century after his death.
Australia
Australia Gears Up for the Return of Greek Festival Paniyiri
The Paniyiri Greek Festival returns to Brisbane, Australia after a two-year pandemic-induced pause on the weekend of May 21 and May 22, organizers announced this week.
The Greek Festival is the largest cultural festival in Queensland and the longest-running Greek...
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Brisbane, Australia To Host Summer Olympics in 2032
Brisbane, Australia was officially granted the Olympics for 2032, according to an announcement from the International Olympic Committee.
Australia
Coronavirus Fears Cause Cancellation of March 25 Parade, Brisbane Greek Festival
As the international community struggles to contain the Covid19 coronavirus pandemic, two iconic events for the Greek community in Australia for the coming days will be called off.
The first major annual event to be canceled is the traditional March...
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Australian Cypriot Believed Murdered in Brisbane
Brisbane police said they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 26-year-old Cypriot Australian Ioli Hadjilyra who was found dead on Wednesday in a park and is believed to have been murdered.
Hadjilyra’s body was found by council...
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Three Women in Daylight Sex Romp Outside Brisbane Greek Restaurant
Australian police decided not to press charges against three women caught engaging in lewd sex acts on the sidewalk outside Brisbane's up-market Hellenika restaurant last Sunday.
CCTV cameras caught the women engaging in a public sex romp - at one...
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Australia to Ban New Migrants from Major Cities
Australia is to ban new migrants from settling to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane "for at least a few years" in order to stop congestion of the three major urban areas, an Independent report says.
Alan Tudge, the minister for cities,...
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Thousands Flock to Brisbane Greek Festival
Thousands of Greeks and Australians turned up to take part in the fun of the famous Paniyiri Greek Festival in Brisbane that took place this weekend.
Visitors in Musgrave Park and The Greek Club, Edmondstone St, South Brisbane, had the...
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Brisbane Bridge Turns Greek For City’s Festival
A striking montage of Greek-themed images was projected on a central Brisbane bridge as part of the Paniyiri Greek Festival this weekend.
According to a report in Australia's Curier Mail, the projection will be repeated throughout the weekend as thousands...