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Holy metal: The Orthodox priest rocks to open heaven's gate
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (284+ words) Father Dionisios Tambakis has fused Byzantine chant, drone meditation and prog-metal into Paradise Metal " a surprise global underground hit now heading for vinyl after surging demand Staff writers 18 May 2026 12: 28pm Melismatic Byzantine music and metal are a sure way to the…...
Scary Mc Namara delivers more Melb City ALW glory
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (655+ words) Anna Harrington (AAP) 17 May 2026 12: 44pm Melbourne City have claimed a record-equalling fifth A-League Women championship after Holly Mc Namara's double inspired a 3-1 grand final win over Wellington. Superstar striker Holly Mc Namara was under pressure to score when she turned the…...
Greece gifts Olympia to Australia for the 2032 Games
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (605+ words) David M. Pritchard 15 May 2026 11: 11am The Brisbane Olympics Exhibition will tell the remarkable story of the rediscovery of this long-lost games-site. In 1874 AD, Germany signed a contract with Greece to excavate Olympia. This contract stipulated for the first time that artefacts found…...
Ela na F'me dinner launches 2026 Greek Food & Wine Festival at Eleni's Kitchen
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (918+ words) Life / Food & Drink More than 50 guests gathered in Yarraville as the Greek Food & Wine Society celebrated Greek cuisine, community and culinary heritage Nelly Skoufatoglou 15 May 2026 4: 18pm The 2026 Greek Food & Wine Festival officially commenced on Thursday evening with the Ela na F'me…...
Musk backs online criticism of Nolan's The Odyssey casting controversy
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (282+ words) Debate ramps up online, with Musk at the head, over Nolan's casting choices of Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy and Elliot Page's reported role linked to Achilles in Homer's epic Staff writers 15 May 2026 12: 56pm Elon Musk posted a missive at…...
'In Bed With the Greeks' exhibition opens in Adelaide with stories stitched through generations
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (108+ words) More than 100 people attended the opening of In Bed With the Greeks, a new exhibition exploring the cultural, historical and emotional significance of beds, sleep and domestic life in Greek communities, at the Cowandilla Community Room in Adelaide on 9 May....
From Melbourne to Sinatra: Phoebe Panaretos takes centre stage in the West End
3+ day, 16+ min ago (916+ words) Greek Australian performer Phoebe Panaretos reflects on originating the role of Nancy Sinatra in the West End premiere of Sinatra The Musical, opening at London's Aldwych Theatre this June....
The comfort of myth, the trouble with history
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (391+ words) Kapodistrias and the uneasy gap between public memory and historical knowledge Aristides Hatzis 15 May 2026 9: 02am This reaction is not incidental. It goes to the heart of a much broader problem: the systematic substitution of history with hagiography in contemporary public culture....
Manos Milios captures WKA Oceania title in knockout win
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (30+ words) Kickboxer Manos Milios, known in the sport as Emmanuel Greco, recently captured the WKA Light Heavyweight Oceania title after defeating New Zealand's Byron Pointon in the main event of Powerplay....
Aged care wait times blow out as the system reaches breaking point
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (1581+ words) Aged Care report reveals older Australians are waiting an average of 12 months for aged care services, exposing deep bottlenecks across home care and residential placements Staff writers 14 May 2026 2: 50pm Billions of dollars, $3. 7 billion to be exact was announced for aged care…...