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Greek, Cypriot and other European parliamentarians head to Australia to launch new Sofia Hagia book
A delegation of parliamentarians from a number of European countries will be visiting Australia in April to launch a new book titled Hagia Sophia The Churches of the Wisdom of …
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Greek students step up protests against private university plan
Students from across Greece protested in Athens on Thursday against the planned introduction of private universities, a reform that has riled the country’s higher education community. Some 15,000 students demonstrated …
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Yanis Varoufakis to tour his latest book in Australia next month
Economist, author and former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis will be in Australia early next month as part of his speaking tour for his latest book Techno Feudalism What Killed …
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Greece rejects EU media freedom resolution
Greece on Thursday dismissed as “mudslinging” and “slander” a European Parliament resolution decrying a hostile media environment in the country which the body said poses a “very serious” threat to …
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Magnitude 4.3 earthquake shakes large parts of Victoria
Thousands of Victorians have been woken by an early morning earthquake that shook large parts of the state. The 4.3 magnitude quake hit near Leongatha in the Gippsland region, 135km …
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Greek President, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, to visit Australia in November
According to information provided to Neos Kosmos, the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, will undertake an official visit to Australia next November. Her visit will reciprocate the efforts …
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St Charalambos celebrations this weekend in Melbourne
The St Charalambos Greek Orthodox Church will be holding a Parish Feast and festival this weekend. Held at the church at 190-200 Porter St, Templestowe, Melbourne, the program officiated by …
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Greek PM Mitsotakis advocates for Australian candidate in European elections
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaking at a Hellenic American Chamber (HAC) event last week, said New Democracy will have a candidate in Australia in the upcoming European elections. “It …
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Urgent plea for Greece to bolster consulate staffing amidst mounting delays and backlog
Greeks in Melbourne can endure agonising waits of up to two years for citizenship appointments and vital matters to be resolved, all amidst staffing shortages at the Greek Consulate, said …
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Tony Mokbel’s testimony: Intrigues, trust, and the escape to Greece
Underworld killer Carl Williams warned Tony Mokbel not to trust his barrister-turned-informant Nicola Gobbo. Mokbel was arrested at an Athens coffee shop in Glifatha June 2007, and said that his …