PASOK enjoy a 6% lead in the polls which, should it be repeated on election day, will guarantee PASOK the ability to form a majority government.

Karamanlis launched a strident attack on PASOK at a New Democracy rally in Serres last week.

Major renovations at the National Archaeological Museum saw the re-positioning of the statue depicting Eirini holding Pluto atop the museum’s main entrance.

Demetris Christofias and Mehmet Ali Talat have agreed to accelerate the pace of their talks in an effort to forge a solution to the issue of Cyprus.

The operation of the newly privatised Olympic Airways as of October 1 will see 21 aircraft serving local and international routes, according to Marfin CEO, Andreas Vgenopoulos.

Dora Bakoyannis met with the US ambassador, Daniel Speckhard, in preparation for her upcoming meeting with Hilary Clinton.

The two major election television debates will see the leaders of the six major parties on air tonight and Karamanlis and Papandreou face off in the second debate tomorrow night.

The sacking of the Brimbank City Council by the Brumby government has drawn strong reactions from the sacked Brimbank councillors.

The co-ordinator of the Council of Greeks Abroad – Oceania (SAE) has responded to comments by the President of Australian Hellenic Council, Nikos Lalopoulos.

Students at the University of New South Wales protested against the University decision to close the Modern Greek department.