Australia Expands Early Language Program
The Department of Education and Training is to expand its Early Learning Languages Australia program (ELLA) to allow an extra 30,000 children across Australia’s schools learn a second language....
View ArticleGreek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos Not Visiting Australia in 2018
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos will not be visiting Australia in the autumn as initially announced, according to Greece’s Embassy in Canberra. The Greek Embassy announced that the president’s...
View ArticleHow an Idea Born in Greece Transformed Australia’s Loans Market
Bill Kalpouzanis (L) with co-CEO and co-founder of Lodex, Mic Phillipou. An idea born in a recession-hit Greek bank is making waves on the other side of the world, putting power into the hands of the...
View ArticleGreek Australian Lawyers Open World Conference in Rhodes
The Hellenic Australian Lawyers Association is holding on Monday its inaugural International Legal Conference to in the Greek island of Rhodes. Australia’s most eminent jurists, including High Court...
View ArticleCypriot Australians to Commemorate Anniversary of Turkish Invasion
The Cypriot Community of Australia, along with the Justice for Cyprus Coordination Committee (SEKA), are to hold a number of events to commemorate 44 years since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus....
View ArticleGreek-Speaking Caregivers Sought in Australia
Greek caregivers are being offered the chance to work in Australia to tend to the needs of elderly Greek-Australians. According to a report in Greek newspaper Kathimerini, Fronditha Care has teamed up...
View Article‘Sharp Rise’ in Greek Wine Exports to Australia
Greek wine exports to Australia are rising spectacularly on an annual basis, Wines of Greece – a national professional vineyards and wine organisation- said on Monday. In an announcement, Wines of...
View ArticleFirst Greek Vegan Bakery in Australia Closes Due to $120,000 Debt
Pavlos Katsivardas and his family posing outside the Greek Vegan Bakery – via Facebook What was branded as the first Greek vegan bakery in Australia was forced out of business due to $120,000 debt less...
View ArticleAustralia PM: ‘A Tragedy that Affects Greece Also Affects Australia’
Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has expressed his solidarity with the people of Greece after a deadly wildfire claimed the lives of at least 81 people. “A tragedy that affects Greece also...
View ArticleAustralian Firemen Express their Support to Fellow Greek Firefighters over...
Australian firemen expressed their grief for the fire victims in East Attica and showed their support to fellow firefighters in Greece. “We are thinking of everyone being affected by the fires in...
View ArticleGreek Australians Blast ‘Disgusting’ Cartoon
A cartoon published in Adelaide’s newspaper The Advertiser has angered many Greeks worldwide and forced the paper to apologize. The cartoon by Jos Valdman, showed ancient Greek warriors putting out...
View ArticleEthnic Groups Unite in Adelaide for Greece’s Fire Victims
At Greek Orthodox Community of SA inc., via Facebook More than 100 people from the Greek community as well as business and political leaders from the Cypriot, Italian, Jewish, Islamic, African and...
View ArticleAustralia to Assist Greece with Fire Recovery Efforts
Australia will provide disaster assistance to Greece following the devastating fires that struck near Athens on 23 July, according to a press release from the PM’s office. Premier Malcolm Turnbull was...
View ArticleGreek-Speaking Volunteers Sought to Spend Time with Greek Seniors
A Melbourne-based group is looking for Greek-speaking volunteers to spend time with elderly Greeks. The importance of speaking in their native language is believed to have a positive impact on the...
View ArticleGreek Student Film Festival Seeking New Entries
The Greek Student Film Festival is giving young people across Australia the chance to draw upon their Greek culture and heritage and create something spectacular for the big screen. Returning for an...
View ArticleSpecial Melbourne Radio Broadcast to Raise Funds for Greek Fire Victims
Greeks and friends of Greece in Australia are being encouraged to tune into to a special broadcast of a fundraising event on Wednesday to help those affected by the Attica fires. Melbourne’s Greek...
View Article‘Sharp Rise’ in Greek Wine Exports to Australia
Greek wine exports to Australia are rising spectacularly on an annual basis, Wines of Greece – a national professional vineyards and wine organisation- said on Monday. In an announcement, Wines of...
View ArticleFirst Greek Vegan Bakery in Australia Closes Due to $120,000 Debt
Pavlos Katsivardas and his family posing outside the Greek Vegan Bakery – via Facebook What was branded as the first Greek vegan bakery in Australia was forced out of business due to $120,000 debt less...
View ArticleAustralia PM: ‘A Tragedy that Affects Greece Also Affects Australia’
Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has expressed his solidarity with the people of Greece after a deadly wildfire claimed the lives of at least 81 people. “A tragedy that affects Greece also...
View ArticleAustralian Firemen Express their Support to Fellow Greek Firefighters over...
Australian firemen expressed their grief for the fire victims in East Attica and showed their support to fellow firefighters in Greece. “We are thinking of everyone being affected by the fires in...
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