Panagiotis Yiannoudes, a successful cinema entrepreneur, was a bridge between Cyprus, Greece, and Australia. For decades, he brought films, the spirit of Hellenic culture to the Greek Australian diaspora, while …

I visited Psara which has a history that dates back to the Mycenaeans for the commemoration of the tragic slaughter of locals in 1824. Some people are aware of my …

From Federation Square to the lemon tree-lined streets of Oakleigh, the mark of Greek heritage runs deep in Melbourne. Whether in geometry, mythology, or post-war migration design, Greek influence has …

As one generation of the Greek Australian community succeeds the next, we are rapidly losing the living memory carried by those who migrated to Australia in the 1940s, ’50s, ’60s …

Eighteen years ago, when we lived in Greece, Nafplion was our go-to day trip away from the chaos of pre-Crisis Athens, where I worked as a banker. Driving through orange …

Sydneysider Stan Konstantaras is young enough to be running a business while managing to get away on fishing trips every few weeks. “I’ve lost count of the weekends I’ve worked …

If you’ve ever chuckled at a reel of a Greek mum vacuuming at 7am on a Sunday while screaming “Βάλε παντόφλες, θα σε πιάσει το ρεύμα!” (Put slippers on or …

What a contested site in the pantheon of my memories is occupied by Bonegilla. My parents stayed in Bonegilla for about a week in August 1955 and occasionally, as an …

Arriving in a hot and fly-ridden Bonegilla on the NSW/Victorian border in October 1967, fresh off the boat from Greece, Ilias Tsinanis recalls his father’s first words: “My God, what …

As many Australians prepare to set sail for the northern summer aboard cruise ships, one luxury liner stands out: Celebrity Cruises, whose origins are intertwined with Australia’s history—from post-World War …