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Fiasco: only 3,500 register for vote as Greeks abroad

Only 3,500 Greek nationals living outside Greece have registered to vote in Greece, which may result in the abolishment of the three diaspora candidates. The low numbers may result in …

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Victoria welcomes a new multicultural business network

Last week, Small Business Victoria and the Victorian Multicultural Commission announced a collaboration on a multicultural business forum with the multicultural business sector. With close to 100 business owners and …

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How journalists can make a difference to the crucial national issue of domestic violence

“We all know of at least one domestic violence situation in our personal lives – whether it is friends or family – yet it is considered an issue that doesn’t …

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Three SA Greek Australians among the 50 most influential people for 2022

Three South Australian Greeks have been named in The Advertiser’s Power 50 list is for 2022. Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong, who on Wednesday made the first official visit to …

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Australia’s visa backlog slashed further ahead of 2023

Australia has slashed the visa backlog hitting the 600,000 milestone by the end of the year. Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Andrew Giles, said that “we were left …

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Four people die in Australian waterways

It’s been a deadly Christmas weekend across Australian beaches and lakes, with four people drowning in separate incidents. Three Victorians and a South Australian woman have drowned in a deadly …

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Australians feeling the heat on Boxing Day

Boxing Day’s forecast sweltering heat is off to an early start with the mercury speeding past 20C in most Australian capitals early in the day. A heatwave expected to last …

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Not all Greek Australians will be celebrating Xmas

For most Greek Australians Christmas will be marked by family and friends coming together, however according to Yannis Pilalidis from the Archdiocese’s Welfare Centre some will be suffer from a …

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Chanukah the 2000-year-old war between Greeks and Jews is now a bridge of trust

On the balmy evening of Wednesday 21 December, the fourth day of Chanukah, Rabbi Gabbi Kaltman the organiser and host of Pillars of Light celebration in Federation Square said, “22 …

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Mystery Greek-looking statue placed overnight, then removed by Gold Coast Council

Just a few days after it was placed in secrecy at Gold Coast’s iconic Burleigh Hill, a Greek-looking sculpture of a woman was removed by authorities. The artefact was reportedly …

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