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

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

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.

Greek PM George Papandreou took offence to the ‘cheap shots’ taken by New Democracy parliamentarians about his use of the Greek language during a parliamentary debate

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

The austerity bill which will trigger the financial rescue package for Greece was passed by the Greek Parliament yesterday.

Mike Sweet captures the feeling on the street in Athens after the three deaths on Wednesday

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

Deaths shock the nation and the Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou calls them ‘murder’.

An overwhelming majority of Greeks support the Euro and reject an exit of Greece from the eurozone, according to a new poll.