A Greek Among Founders of Pensioners Party
Greek-Australian Kyriakos Koliadis, is one of the founders of “Seniors United NSW” that will take part in the elections of the largest Australian state, held within 2014. “The state does not care about...
View ArticleTom Koutsantonis Gets Six Portfolios in South Australia Govt
Adelaide’s Tom Koutsantonis has become the “czar” of the South Australian economy since the minority Labor government was formed after the recent state elections. South Australian Premier Jay...
View ArticleDelly Carr, Best Greek-Australian Photographer
Delly Carr is a top Greek-Australian sports photographer who has been awarded several times for his amazing photographs. His parents were born in Greece, his father in Kastelorizo and his mother in...
View ArticleGreeks of Sydney Praise Golden Greek Rowers
On Sunday, March 23, the two young Greek world champion rowers Eleftherios Konsolas and Spyros Yiannaros, reveled in all the pomp and circumstance as they were honored by the Greek diaspora of Sydney....
View ArticlePublication of Greek Female Scientist on Children with Autism
On the occasion of World Awareness Autism Day on April 2, the scientific journal Advances in Research publishes a clinical trial of Dr. Karnezi regarding the innovative intervention model on the...
View ArticleGreek-Australian ‘King’ of Gold Coast
The Greek Australian croesus, Kostas Makris, can now be considered as the King of the famous Gold Coast in Australia, after having bought the most expensive properties in the area. Makris, one of the...
View ArticleGlamorous Launch for ‘The Hellenic Initiative’ in Australia
More than 150 leaders of the Greek-Australian community met in Sydney last week to discuss how to mobilize Australian support for The Hellenic Initiative. Representatives from every state and the two...
View ArticleGreek-Australians Face Corruption Inquiry
Allegedly, Greek-Australian Michael Photios, top executive of the Liberal Party of the New South Wales, was offered one million dollars in order to ensure that the company Australian Water Holdings...
View ArticleGreek Museum in Australia to Honor Greek Immigrants
Bingara, a small town in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia — about a seven hour drive away from Sidney and a four hour road drive from Brisbane — now hosts the Roxy Museum. The Roxy...
View ArticleA Greek Doctor Who Helped Immigrants in Australia
Georgios Sakellariou was a refugee and he never let himself forget it. He worked as a doctor well into old age providing the immigrants and refugees of Australia with his services. He was born in 1924...
View ArticleGreeks and Smoking Go Hand in Hand
Shopkeepers of the Greek-Australian Diaspora are concerned because of the imminent smoking ban at the most “Greek” corner of Melbourne. Specifically, the pedestrian street situated at the Oakley...
View ArticleGreek Fashion Designer Apologizes for Using Skinny Model
The Greek-Australian fashion designer Alex Perry has apologized for casting an extremely thin model on the runway at his show at Sydney‘s Fashion Week. The editor of the fashion magazine Marie Claire,...
View ArticleAustralian Government Finances Greek Printing House
Over 100 new job positions will be created in a Greek printing firm after a subsidy of 2.6 million dollars was granted by the federal government, the government of Victoria and Ford Australia, under a...
View ArticleMatchmaking in the First Post-War Greek Immigrant Generation
A book on arranged marriages between the first Greek immigrants to Australia and the experiences of the brides will be presented on Wednesday, April 23, at Rockdale Town Hall. “Proxy Brides:...
View ArticleMillion-Dollar Bounty on Killers of Two Greek-Australians
Police in Victoria, Australia have put a bounty of one million Australian dollars on the murderers of each of two Greek-Australians, Dimitris Belias and Giorgos Germanos, who were killed more than a...
View ArticleGolden Dawn Branches Out into Australia
The Greek community of New South Wales has expressed its concern in regards to the statements of a Greek Golden Dawn MP. Ilias Panagiotaros was interviewed on Channel 9’s Sixty Minutes show, and he...
View ArticleGreek Australian Footballer Dylan Tombides Dies Aged 20
Greek Australian who made his West Ham first-team debut in League Cup tie in September 2012 dies after fighting testicular cancer for three years. Tombides died on Friday morning, after being diagnosed...
View ArticleGreek Minister of Tourism to Visit Australia
The Greek Minister of Tourism, Olga Kefalogianni, will be visiting Australia in May to promote Greek tourism. Kefalogianni will also be signing the much-awaited deal between Greece and Australia over...
View ArticleHellenic Comedy Set in 60s London to Premiere in Perth, WA
An eagerly awaited Hellenic comedy is set to charm Australian audiences. Set in 1960s London, It’s All Greek To Me will premiere at South Perth’s Old Mill Theater in May. The play, written by...
View ArticleRecord Number of Greeks Attend Greek-Orthodox Churches of Australia
On the night of Easter, a record number of believers attended Greek-Orthodox Churches across Australia and mainly in Melbourne, the epicenter of the Greek Diaspora. With reverence and solemnity,...
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