Chairman Nick Politis Appointed a Member of the Order of Australia
Together with Easts Group, the Sydney Roosters wish to congratulate Chairman Mr Nick Politis, who has today been recognised with Queen’s Birthday honours, appointed a Member of the Order of Australia...
View ArticleBook Launch in Melbourne: ‘Antigone Kefala: A Writer’s Journey’
A new book titled “Antigone Kefala: A Writer’s Journey” was launched in Melbourne on May 27 by the Australian poet Judith Rodriguez. The book is an anthology of reviews, essays, analytical and critical...
View ArticlePunk Band ‘White Lung’ Blast Through Australia
White Lung’s drummer, of Greek heritage, Anne-Marie Vassiliou at the Tote Hotel in Melbourne. Photo by Mary Boukouvalas. Vancouver’s White Lung unleashed their infectious punk tunes live in Australia...
View ArticleGreek Australians Honored on Queen’s Birthday
During Australia’s public holiday to celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s birthday on June 9, nine Greek Australians out of 800 Australians, were honored for their contribution to the community. The greatest...
View ArticleFormer AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou Joins Bastion Group
Greek Australian Andrew Demetriou, former CEO of the Australian Football League, has accepted an important position with the Bastion Group and will serve as a board director, leading strategy and...
View ArticleConcurrent Marathon for Stray Animals in Sydney and Athens
Photo Credit: Zoi Arapoglou The Penny Marathon, an event raising awareness of the the plight of stray, abused and neglected animals in Greece will take place in Athens and Sydney on Sunday July 14th,...
View ArticleLecture on ‘Racism in Greek Public Discourse’ in Melbourne
The Ithacan Philanthropic Society in Melbourne will host on Thursday an open lecture by Dr. Efrosini Deligianni on the racist stereotypes and prejudices like xenophobia which have dominated Greek...
View ArticleMayor of Thessaloniki to Visit Melbourne
The Mayor of Thessaloniki Yannis Boutaris will visit Melbourne in November in order to celebrate with the Greek Australian community the 30th anniversary of the sister-city relationship between...
View ArticleDr. Michalis Michael Wins International Peace Award
Dr Michalis Michael is a diaspora Greek teaching at La Trobe University in Melbourne. He is the recipient of this year’s International Peace Award by the Journalists and Writers Foundation (JWF) of...
View ArticlePeter Economides: ‘Being Greek is Again in Fashion’
“Being Greek is back in fashion,” claimed the so-called marketing guru, Peter Economides speaking in an event on the Greek crisis organized by the Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
View ArticleThe Success Story of a Greek Businesswoman in Australia
Dimitra Markogiannaki was voted one of the” top businesswomen in Australia” a few months ago. On Tuesday night, the company established two years ago by Dimitra Markogiannaki and her partners Cheng...
View ArticleManos Hadjidakis’ Self-Written Biographical Text
A particularly interesting text written by Manos Hadjidakis entitled “First Person Biography” which he wrote in 1980 in Melbourne, was published in the Greek Diaspora newspaper Neos Kosmos, on the...
View ArticleAustralian SBS ONE Presents “Greeks of the Sea”
The Australian public channel SBS ONE will present a three-part documentary series about Greek maritime world next month. The television series is called “Greeks of the Sea” and the Australian-Greek...
View ArticleExperimental Drug Saves Greek Baby
A baby boy born in a Melbourne hospital to Greek parents, is still alive due to a medicinal miracle. A few hours after his birth, he became so seriously ill and his life was in such danger that his...
View ArticleAncient Greece’s First Detective Returns
Gary Corby is an esteemed Australian author whose series of four books about ancient Greece has become a great hit. In the latest installment of the series, “The Marathon Conspiracy,” protagonist...
View ArticleMelbourne’s ‘Stalactites’ Fight Goes Viral
The video of a fight at a Greek restaurant in Melbourne called “Stalactites” goes viral. The footage is about a fight over a table that took place five years ago at the Greek restaurant. Chairs and...
View ArticleVictoria Speaks About Greek National Soccer Team
According to Greek news, diaspora Greeks in Australia were thrilled with the victory of the Greek National Soccer Team. The game, which advanced the Greek team to the final 16 of the World Cup in...
View ArticleGreek Dancers in ‘Strictly Ballroom The Musical’
Greek dancer Phoebe Panaretos will be participating in Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical, which will open in Melbourne in January 2015, at Her Majesty’s Theater. Besides Phoebe Panaretos,...
View ArticleSenator Sinodinos Expected to Return to Abbott Government
According to press reports, the Greek-Australian Senator Arthur Sinodinos is likely to return to the Tony Abbott government, after he was found not guilty of corruption. An article which was published...
View ArticleGreek Australian Teenager Saves 9 Match Points to Beat Gasquet
(AP) – The youngest player in the men’s draw at Wimbledon showed the composure of a veteran. Nick Kyrgios, a 19-year-old wild-card entry from Australia, rallied from two sets down and saved nine match...
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