You may be aware that Australia is currently in negotiations with the European Union on a new free trade deal. This is a good thing, with trade deals providing better …

Greeks are a very individualistic lot. We often quarrel, and tend not to like others speaking for us. Having said that, for centuries Greeks have had to create organisations to …

The first time I noticed it was back in 2000 when I attended a friend’s wedding. «Να ζήσετε,» I wished his exuberant bride. “And to yours,” she responded. “What?” I …

My relationship with cancer is a strange one; one of both hatred and respect. From the first moment I started to receive the good news after the surgery, not once …

The unusual march of some girls at the 28 October parade in Nea Philadelphia-Nea Chalkidona caused fury and outrage among our readers. Below is a selection of some of the …

On Sunday 27 October 2019, the Greek Community of St Anna celebrated it’s annual ‘Ohi’ Day celebrations. Father Romanos conducted the Divine Liturgy followed by a wreath-laying ceremony . Wreaths …

When I moved to Greece from Australia, I remember feeling very lucky that I could finally embrace my culture at ‘home’. But the celebration of Greekness in the homeland soon …

Research across many years and many cultures has found around 35-40 per cent of people say they feel insecure in their adult relationships. While 60-65 per cent experience secure, loving …

There still exist people within our community, who still feel the traumatic effects of OXI (pronounced ‘Ohi’, meaning ‘no’) and its aftermath, as do, in ways psychological, their descendants. The …

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison released a message for Ohi Day:  Modern Greek history contains few greater testaments to the Hellenic fighting spirit than the events of World War II …