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[email protected] JULY 2004 Tel. (02) 9559 7022 Fax: (02) 9559 7033 In this issue... Our Primate’s View SELF-SARCASM AND IRONY PAGE 5/37 Euro 2004 spirit Turkey still occupying the northern part inspires Olympic success of Cyprus PAGE 19/49 TRAVEL In Santorini, the sunset says it all PAGE 28/60 The Olympic rings were in place, the crowds filled the stands to capacity and the euphoria of a great victory flooded the stadium. This month’s celebration of Greece’s European Cup soccer victory provided Athens’ Olympic organisers with a ready made test of one of their finest facilities. (Photo: More than 10,000 Greek Australians celebrated Greece’s victory over Portugal (1-0) in the final of Euro 2004). FULL REPORT ON PAGE 32/64 FEATURE Geoffrey Edwards: TOWARDS ATHENS 2004 All eyes will be One man’s efforts on Michael Diamond in Athens LEST WE FORGET PAGE 10/42-13/45 PAGE 31/63 JULY 2004 2/34 TO BHMA The Greek Australian VEMA Greece's Euro 2004 win a fairytale victory Greece's win in the final of the European soccer championship final was a fairytale result on the eve of the Athens Olympics, Prime Minister John Howard said. "It was a great win. I did see a large part of the game and I think it's just fantastic news, coming as it does on the eve of the Olympics," he told reporters. "It's a fairytale prelude to the Olympic Games and isn't that nice?" Mr Howard made the announcement as he and Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shina-watra announced a free trade agreement between Australia and Thailand.