Turkey: Pressures, Attacks, and Discrimination against Christians

1 April, 2020

When Protestants introduce themselves to the authorities as a church, they receive warnings that they are not legal and may be closed down. In 2019, however, many members of the foreign clergy, as well as church members, were deported, refused residence permits,…

AUSTRALIA·Corona Virus

CORONOAVIRUS CLOSURES: Everything that will shut from midnight tonight

25 March, 2020

Australians will face even tighter restrictions on daily life as the country grapples with the an upturn (that will peak sometime inn April or May) in coronavirus cases. An expanded list of businesses will be forced to close their doors at midnight…

HISTORY

Thucydides and the plague of Athens – what it can teach us now

23 March, 2020

The coronavirus is concentrating our minds on the fragility of human existence in the face of a deadly disease. Words like “epidemic” and “pandemic” (and “panic”!) have become part of our daily discourse. These words are Greek in origin, and they point…

COMMUNITY

3XY Radio Hellas and the Fronditha Care 2020 Radiothon. Heartwarming generosity amid virus panic

23 March, 2020

The local Greek Australian community has dug deep despite the current uncertain climate to make sure our elderly don’t get left behind. Fronditha Care’s biennial Radiothon went ahead on Saturday and Sunday 21-22 March at the aged care provider’s Mulgrave offices, raising…

AUSTRALIA·Corona Virus

What coronavirus has done or could do to your super — and why you shouldn’t panic

19 March, 2020

Watching the stock market nosedive and freaking out about what it’s doing to your super? Superannuation analyst SuperRatings has a message for you — don’t panic. “It is putting pressure on super,” said SuperRatings CEO Kirby Rappell. “But for most people about…

COMMUNITY·SPORTS

Cricket: Melbourne Deaf win Grand final, against Manningham

18 March, 2020

Manningham played Melbourne Deaf in the LOC 7 grand final at Leigh Park in Balwyn last Saturday 14/3. After finishing on top of the Ladder, minor Premiers, Manningham lost the grand final by 63 runs. Proudly led by their captain, Michael Karamitos,…

SPORTS

Olympic flame handover ceremony in Athens, to be closed

18 March, 2020

The Olympic flame hand-over ceremony for the Tokyo Games will take place without spectators, in an effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak, said the Greek Olympic committee. The Committee said the accreditation cards that had been issued for Thursday’s ceremony at the…

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