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University of Melbourne Organizes Greek-Australian Fellowship Program
Greek Australian professors Christos Pantelis and Dennis Velakoulis from the Neuropsychiatry Centre of Melbourne University decided to find a way to help Greek researchers overcome the difficulties...
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Celebration for the Greek Immigrant Monument in Melbourne
A special event, dedicated to all Greek migrants, was held on Sunday, November 8 in Red Hill, Melbourne and specifically in the Monastery of Kamariani, where the Greek Immigrant Monument was revealed...
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Greek Lesbian Passenger Accuses Airline Company of Homophobia
Greek passenger Kristina Antoniades was traveling with the Australian airline Qantas when she was asked to move seats, so that a married couple could sit together. The 35-year-old lawyer was...
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Liturgy to Take Place in English at the Greek Orthodox Church of the...
A Divine Liturgy has been scheduled to take place in the English language once a month in the Greek Orthodox church of the Annunciation of Our Lady in Melbourne. The next liturgy will take place on...
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Greek-Australian Angelos Frangopoulos Up for High Ranked Job on ABC
ABC is looking to replace its managing director Mark Scott and several names have been discussed in the process, including Greek-Australian Angelos Frangopoulos, who is currently the CEO of Sky News....
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Greek-Australian Charged for 5-Million Dollar Fraud
Greek-Australian Tom Poursanidis was sentenced to seven years in prison after he duped an elderly man from Melbourne out of 4.92 million dollars, over the course of eight years, reported the Greek...
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Former Greek Finance Minister Speaks on Refugee Crisis and ISIL
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis addressed the ongoing refugee crisis in the aftermath of ISIL’s attacks in Paris, November 13, that killed 129 people. Over 850,000 migrants and refugees...
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Greek-Australian Businessman Admits to Falsifying Customs Documents
Greek-Australian businessman John Poulakis, from Coburg, Victoria admitted to falsifying customs documents in order to pay less duty. The 57-year-old man who owns the high-end Melbourne-based men’s...
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Former Greek FinMin Varoufakis Plans to Democratize Europe
Greek former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis visited Australia to give a lecture at Sydney University, where he explained what he has planned for the future. According to the newspaper Sydney Morning...
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Former Greek Fin Min Varoufakis Predicts Recession in Australia
Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis predicts Australia is headed towards recession because of low domestic investment and the slowdown of the Chinese economy. Varoufakis spoke to Fairfax...
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LaTrobe Organizes Program on Greeks Abroad at the Community Center
The LaTrobe University Department of Languages and Linguistics is offering an interesting program on Hellenism in cooperation with the Greek Community of Melbourne Centre of Contemporary Culture. The...
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Greek Deputy Foreign Minister to Present Work and Holiday Visa at the Greek...
The Embassy of Greece in Australia is pleased to announce, on the instructions of the Diplomatic Office of the Greek Deputy Foreign Minister, that deputy minister Ioannis Amanatidis will present the...
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Halkidiki Association Supports Greek Center for Contemporary Culture
A delegation of the Aristotle the Stageritan of Halkidiki Association board visited the Greek Centre of Contemporary Culture of the Greek Community of Melbourne to present the community with a check...
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‘Murals of Athens’ Exhibition Presents Street Art from Greece
The exhibition “Mural of Athens” is being presented at the Greek ambassador residence in Canberra, Australia. The exhibition includes 23 photographs from street art pieces painted across Athens that...
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Greek-Australian Community Language Program Cut by SA Government
The South Australia Weatherill Labor government has decided to cut the Greek Language Maintenance and Development Program, which had been part of the curriculum in 16 schools across the area. The...
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Australian Real Estate Agency Loses 50,000 Dollars in Fake Greek Wedding...
A real estate agency in Perth, Australia, dealing with short-term rentals and long-term holiday rentals, was scammed out of 50,000 dollars. The agency made a booking for a fake Greek wedding...
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Ancient Greek Marble Replicas to Be Presented in Adelaide
The Hellenic Studies Foundation in Australia became involved in the decades-long debate regarding the return of the ancient Greek Parthenon Marbles to Greece from the British Museum over a year ago....
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Charles Darwin University Appoints Greek Artist as Greek Studies Ambassador
Charles Darwin University in Australia has appointed Greek artist Nikos Kourkoulis as its first Greek studies program ambassador. The artist was honored to be chosen and stated that he would use his...
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Greek Souvenirs Loved by Thousands of Australians
Nadia Synetou studied Communications Design, focusing on Graphic Design at Pratt Institute in New York. After graduating she returned to Greece and found herself in a difficult situation since the...
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Australia-Greece Work Visa Approved by Greek Parliament
The new bilateral agreement between Australia and Greece, regarding work and holiday visas was recently ratified by the Greek Parliament. The Greek Community of Melbourne was relieved to hear the news...
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