The idea of the marathon was conceived by Michel Bréal, who was inspired by the legend of Pheidippides. Pheidippides was an historical figure who is said to have run from …

The Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial at Lemnos Square in Albert Park has been repaired in short order following its recent vandalization. Its desecration with graffiti was brought to the attention of …

Real estate investment trust Vicinity Centres will host an inaugural Greek Independence Day festival at Oakleigh Central, this Saturday 25 March. The annual commemoration of the start of the 1821 …

“Even up to the early 20th Century, fathers wouldn’t talk directly to their daughters in Kastellorizo, speaking to them through their wives. It was a terrible situation for women,” Nicholas …

Greek Australian artist Angela Kiki Konstantinopoulou launched her latest exhibition ‘Ode to Freedom’ on Monday March 20 at the Camden Civic Centre in NSW. The exhibition, opened by the Greek …

Over 50 delegates from 21 organisations attended Sydney’s Hellenic Village elections and AGM on Monday 27 February, members returned all existing board members that sought re-election. At the AGM, the …

Melbourne’s Greek community is mourning the death of Despina Mouratides who, according to available data, was the first female psychiatrist of Greek origin in Australia. Well known by thousands among …

Chrysoula is one of the many Greeks who has to leave Greece for a life-saving organ transplant. In comparison to the EU, the rate of transplants in Greece is very …

Though news is often serious business, from time to time there are those more light-hearted stories which come across the editor’s desk at Neos Kosmos. Such is the case of …

Historian Dr Kostis Karpozilos will be delivering an online lecture entitled “The Asia Minor Refugees and the Remaking of the Greek Left” on Thursday, 30 March at 7pm. The lecture …