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A History of Greece: launching soon

On Sunday 23 May Dr Nicholas Doumanis will launch his new book A History of Greece, which presents the story of the land and its people as a continuity from prehistoric times to

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Young Greek of the week: Alexandra Patrikios

Alexandra Patrikios, Journalism student, 19, is our young Greek of the week.

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Brumby letter to Rudd: Premier backs Greek

Victorian Premier John Brumby has sent a letter supporting the inclusion of Modern Greek in the national curriculum to the Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

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Budget gets mixed reviews

Greek-Australians on the Budget’s mining ‘super tax’, health, and its impact on small business.

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Hot chocolate rapist gets 13 years

Greek-Australian man Harry Barkas, 48, has been sentenced to 13 and a half years in prison.

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Government backs down to teacher boycott

The Federal government has blinked first in the Mexican standoff with
teachers over their scheduled boycott of NAPLAN tests this week.

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DFAT unmoved by riots

Australia’s travel advisory for Greece has remained unchanged despite recent riots and protests in Athens.

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Haramanis rejects Rudd’s mining tax

Greek Australian former mining magnate Kerry Harmanis has come out
strongly opposing the government’s proposal to tax mining companies a
super tax of 40 percent.

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Australia will weather Greek crisis

As the 16 nations of the eurozone hold emergency meetings in response to the Greek financial crisis, Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says Australia’s economy will weather the storm

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Greece a reminder of GFC: Rudd

Rudd warns that the Greek events reveal that the Global Financial Crisis is not over

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