Features

Greek inheritance and property ownership can mean heartache for Greeks abroad, but there are solutions

Property ownership in Greece is complicated. Even locals need to navigate through intricate land tax regulations and unusual legalisation processes when dealing with their properties. The task of managing land …

Features – 14 May

The legendary Pontian paratrooper Sonia Sofia Stefanidou

The first Greek paratrooper to go to battle with the Germans as a secret agent in WWII was Sonia Sofia Stefanidou, the eldest daughter of Pontian doctor Filopomenas Stefanidis. Born …

Features – 14 May

The mysterious beacon of Lemnos – and its Australian connection

Two years ago my research revealed the location of the Australian Pier on Lemnos, a pier that was originally erected by Australian soldiers in 1915 and which stands to this …

Dialogue – 14 May

Lockdown in Oakleigh – a Melburnian Greek girl returns to her roots

For more than 20 years I have lived in a Richmond flat within walking distance of the Melbourne CBD. Fat lot of good that did me in early March with social distancing and stay-at-home rules. It was absolutely useless by 23 March when my inner-city job was furloughed indefinitely. It would be positively cruel by 30 March with stage three restrictions …

Features – 13 May

Vale Jack Mundey, Australia Greek Solidarity Campaign patron and labour leader

This week Sydney lost one of its finest. The labour movement lost one of its great militants. The Australia Greece Solidarity Campaign (AGSC) mourns the passing of Jack Mundey. Jack …

Features – 12 May

Haritini Ikizidou’s grandson shares her story of heroism in fighting against the Nazi regime and overcoming the hardship of war

Haritini Ikizidou passed away at the age of 96 on 3 May. Her grandson Gregory Sembelides shares her stories of how she fought Hitler’s regime and until recently received greeting …