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Thousands Greek Australians Celebrate Independence Day in Melbourne, Greek MP...
Thousands of Greek Australians attended the parade for Greece’s Independence Day in Melbourne on Sunday, while several attendants booed Greek Deputy House Speaker Giorgos Varemenos when he tried to...
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Australian PM Scott Morrison Sends Message to Greek Australians for March 25th
Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison sent a message to Greek Australians on the occasion of March 25th, Greece’s Independence Day. The complete message by the Australian PM: “I am pleased to...
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Archbishop Stylianos of Australia Passes Away at 84
Archbishop Stylianos Harkianakis, the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia and Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, passed away on Monday aged 84. The death was announced by Greek...
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Diaspora Chambers Launch Trade Initiative With Greece, Cyprus and Egypt
C of C officials with Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Terens Quick (second from the left at the table), in Melbourne. Photo from Photis Photiou Twitter Page The Chambers of Commerce of the Greek, Cypriot...
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Australian PM Pays Tribute to Greek Orthodox Archbishop Stylianos
Australian PM Scott Morrison and leader of the opposition Bill Shorten expressed their sadness over the news of the passing of the Greek Orthodox Primate, Archbishop Stylianos Harkianakis on Monday....
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Famous Greek Restaurant ”Olive” Burns to the Ground in Canberra
The ruins of Canberra’s ”Olive” restaurant. Photo by ABC News – Isaac Nowroozi A Greek restaurant was completely destroyed in an arson attack in the early hours of Wednesday at Mawson in Australia’s...
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Greek Australians Pay Respects to Archbishop Stylianos (video)
Hundreds of mourners paid their respects on Friday to Archbishop Stylianos at the Cathedral Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady in Sydney, where the body of the Archbishop lies in repose. The...
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Hundreds Attend Archbishop Stylianos’ Funeral in Sydney (video)
Archbishop Stylianos passed away on Monday, March 25, 2019 Hundreds of ordinary citizens, clerics, politicians and public figures from the Greek community in Australia were present for the last...
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Australia Awards $5 Million Grant to the Greek Community of Melbourne
Minister David Coleman and Prime Minister Scott Morrison meeting with William Papastergiadis during their recent visit to the GCM The Australian Federal government announced on Monday that it will...
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Greek-Australian Women Mobilize for a More Inclusive Community
Photo by The Greek Community of Melbourne Greek-Australian women representing a diverse range of community organizations met at the Greek Centre last Sunday to discuss and design a pathway for active...
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Five-Year Temporary Visa for Parents Commences in Australia
Australian citizens or permanent residents can now apply for a temporary visa for their parents to stay for a longer period with them in Australia compared to a visitor’s visa. Announced by the...
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Ultramarathon Runner Yiannis Kouros Honored By Australia
Ultra Marathon runner Yiannis Kouros. Photo by AURA The Australian Ultra Runners Association’s (AURA) added the ultra Marathon runner Yiannis Kouros to its ”Hall of Fame” on Friday, honoring him for...
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Three Women in Daylight Sex Romp Outside Brisbane Greek Restaurant
Australian police decided not to press charges against three women caught engaging in lewd sex acts on the sidewalk outside Brisbane’s up-market Hellenika restaurant last Sunday. CCTV cameras caught...
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Greek-Australian Sculptor Exhibits Stunning Works in Canberra
Works created by Greek-Australian sculptor Alex Kosmas are being showcased at the exhibit “Brindabellas and Beyond” which is currently open at the Woolshed Gallery in Canberra. His bronze and...
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Evzones March in Adelaide Parade Marking Anzac Day (video)
Twelve soldiers belonging to Greece’s Hellenic Presidential Guard took part in an Adelaide parade commemorating Australia’s Anzac Day on Thursday. The evzones marched along Australian soldiers in the...
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Martha Kalifatidis: The Greek-Australian Kim Kardashian (video)
The comparisons are inevitable: Greek-Australian Martha Kalifatidis has to live up to her unofficial nickname as Australia’s Kim Kardashian. Martha Kalifatidis is a makeup artist who has now become a...
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Diaspora Scholars Invited to Apply for Fellowships in Greek Universities
Foreign-based Greek scholars are invited to apply for the Greek Diaspora Fellowship Program (GDFP) run by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) in collaboration with the Institute of International...
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Lucky Australian Documents Easy Life Living Next to a Greek Yiayia (video)
A Melbourne resident is enjoying an easy domestic life, as he has been constantly fed for years by a Greek yiayia (Greek for “grandma”) who is his next-door neighbor. The man, named Daniel, has been...
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Strong Greek Presence in This Year’s Australian Federal Elections
The Greek Australian community has strong representation in this year’s Federal Elections in Australia. The Greek community, always politically active and interested in Australia‘s future, is...
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Makarios Named New Archbishop of Australia
The Holy Synod in Constantinople have unanimously voted for Bishop Makarios of Christoupolis to be named as the new Archbishop of Australia. Makarios was born in Heraklion, Crete, in 1973. He studied...
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