Australia
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Covid cases are exploding across NSW and Victoria
NSW Health says the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has “likely” accounted for the majority of today’s 2,482 COVID-19 cases — the highest daily figure recorded in Australia since the start …
Melbourne derby will prove the ultimate test of Victory’s revival
The fifth round of the A-League will be a telling one for the competition’s Victorian sides, with the traditional Melbourne Derby spearheading the weekend’s A-League action. City and Victory face …
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Goodbye pappou! Greek Australian student pays farewell to her beloved grandfather and wins award
Dezzi Tsoukalas was one of the three Greek-Australian students to receive an award at this year’s Ethnic Schools Association of South Australia Children’s Week Awards, a yearly event that encourages …
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An anxious wait ends for 45,000 VCE students who got their results today
The anxious wait ended today for more than 45,000 VCE students who got their results after two years of COVID-19 restrictions and disruptions. The students received their individual Australian Tertiary …
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SA Senator Penny Wong signs aged care pledge
Federal Labor Senate Leader Penny Wong, a former care worker herself, has signed the ANMF (SA Branch) campaign pledge to fix aged care. In signing the pledge, Senator Wong discussed …
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Stratos Pouras, the son of Asia Minor refugees who became one of the most successful restaurateurs in Australia
Stratos Pouras, 84, is one of the most successful restaurateurs in Australia, and also one of the most well-respected Greek Australians in South Australia. Born on 22 July, 1937, the …
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Moreland motion to support name change includes homage to Greek immigrants
Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung elder Uncle Andrew Gardiner told Moreland City Council, in Melbourne’s Inner North, that the residents of the region lived in the shadow of “catastrophic dispossession” during a …
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Lamda Development to open Experience Park in Hellinikon on 20 December
Lamda Development is opening the Experience Park, part of the Metropolitan Park of the Hellinikon project, on 20 December, six months earlier than scheduled. The Experience Park covers an area …
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Nuclear is 2050 zero solution
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has brought forward the date for the closure of Greece’s last coal fired power stations to 2025. Whilst this is admirable in terms of addressing …
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Nikos Androulakis becomes the new leader of KINAL
Nikos Androulakis is the new leader of the centre-left Movement of Change (KINAL) party, having garnered 67.8 per cent of the votes becoming the new leader of the third-largest group …