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2 days ago | 
neoskosmos.com | Fotis Kapetopoulos |Christopher Gogos
Christian Astourian is spearheading a campaign for accessible tram stops along Sydney Road in Melbourne’s inner north, ahead of major disruptions to public transport in the area. Astourian, of Greek-Armenian heritage, is the Diversity and Disability Manager at the Migrant Resource Centre North West Region. As a person with disability, he has spent his life advocating for multicultural Australians with disabilities.
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2 days ago | 
neoskosmos.com | Fotis Kapetopoulos |Christopher Gogos
A remarkable community, cultural and intellectual exchange unfolded in Canberra between the Greek and Indian communities on May 27, as the Hellenic Club was the venued for a lecture exploring the Indian perspective on truth and beauty in Homer’s epics.
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3 days ago | 
neoskosmos.com | Fotis Kapetopoulos |Christopher Gogos
A Greek delegation is set to travel to Egypt on Monday following a court ruling that has cast doubt on the status of Saint Catherine’s Greek Orthodox Monastery on Mount Sinai which dates from 337 AD. The monastery in the Sinai desert, is another reflection of the longstanding Hellenic presence in Egypt and Africa – which stretches back to antiquity. The late antiquity monastery precedes the Arab conquest of Egypt occurred between 639 and 642 AD, over 300 years.
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4 days ago | 
neoskosmos.com | Fotis Kapetopoulos |Christopher Gogos
The Albanese Government is making a symbolic tilt to Bob Hawke one of Australia’s most popular and successful prime ministers, re-establishing an Office for Multicultural Affairs (OMA) within the Department of Home Affairs. In 1986, Hawke established OMA, under the leadership of Dr. Peter Shergold the founding director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA).
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4 days ago | 
neoskosmos.com | Fotis Kapetopoulos |Christopher Gogos
In the early hours of Saturday, June 1, members of the far-right extremist group, the National Socialist Network, gathered outside Northland Shopping Centre in Preston to stage a racist protest. Dressed in black and with their faces covered, the group unfurled a banner with offensive messaging — “Ban N-ers Not Machetes” — and filmed themselves chanting “fight back” in front of the shopping centre.
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1 week ago | 
neoskosmos.com | Fotis Kapetopoulos |Christopher Gogos
Held in May, the Cyprus Diaspora Forum (CDF) is a four-day gathering on the island of Aphrodite, fast becoming a strategic hub for the global Cypriot diaspora. Neos Kosmos spoke with Melbourne-based Filli Kaoulas, the Forum’s Vice President and Australia–New Zealand Country Manager, whose story reflects the grit, determination, and vision driving the CDF.
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1 week ago | 
neoskosmos.com | Fotis Kapetopoulos |Christopher Gogos
Istanbul was ConstantinopleNow it’s Istanbul, not ConstantinopleBeen a long time gone, Constantinople– “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)”, 1953, The Four LadsThe Fall of Constantinople, on May 29, 1453, to the Ottoman Empire, was a momentous historical event with enduring global consequences. Yet, it has been largely—though not entirely—expunged from modern Western historical narratives.
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1 week ago | 
neoskosmos.com | Fotis Kapetopoulos |Christopher Gogos
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan, speaking at a multicultural media conference, highlighted the government’s commitment to multiculturalism and public safety. Safety and support: A dual strategyGang violence, crimes against the person, and a rise in antisemitic incidents as well as intercommunal conflict over the past 17 months have tested the government’s resolve. “Every Victorian regardless of their culture, background, faith or identity must feel safe,” said the Premier.
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2 weeks ago | 
neoskosmos.com | Fotis Kapetopoulos |Christopher Gogos
Cypriots from across Australia and New Zealand are converging onto Melbourne this weekend, as the Cypriot Community of Melbourne hosts a mega conference of the Cypriot diaspora. The host and President of the Community – former Victorian Labor Minister – Theo Theophanous welcomed the many delegates, dignitaries, community, and political leaders last night, Friday, May 23, at a packed Cypriot Community Centre in Brunswick.
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2 weeks ago | 
neoskosmos.com | Fotis Kapetopoulos |Christopher Gogos
The Victorian Opposition has announced its intention to “scrap” Labor’s Emergency Services Property Levy (ESVF), as a tax “that rips $765 million a year from Victorian families, farmers and small businesses under the guise of supporting emergency services.”Labelled a “land tax by stealth,” the levy has, according to the Coalition, doubled or even tripled charges for property owners across the state, with primary producers hit hardest — facing rate hikes of up to 150 per cent.
