News
News –
Scathing open letter from the Hellenic-Australian chambers of commerce to the Greek government on the electoral vote
In a display of boldness, Hellenic Australian business representatives issued a missive to Greece’s leaders, including President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and ministers of Foreign Affairs and …
News –
Melbourne managing partner Bill Papastergiadis recognised in Best Lawyers for insurance law
Melbourne lawyer Bill Papstergiadis OAM has been recognised as one of Australia’s best, in insurance law, by the peer-reviewed publication Best Lawyers Australia. According to the publication, to earn recognition …
News –
Calls to Australia’s political leaders to recognise Armenian Genocide
With the support of sections of the Greek community, a series of events have been planned nationwide by the Armenian Genocide Commemorative Committee as they call for both the Prime …
Kenyan Parliamentarian Passaris visits Melbourne’s Greek Centre to strengthen ties with Greek Australian diaspora
Esther Passaris, a member of Kenya’s Parliament and Nairobi County Women’s Representative, visited the Greek Centre last Thursday and met with Bill Papastergiadis OAM, President of the Greek Community, and …
News –
Twitter begins removing non-paying users’ blue checks
After several false starts, Twitter is removing the blue checks that help high-profile users verify their identity and distinguish them from impostors on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform. Twitter …
News –
Smoking can make lung tumours more resistant: study
Smokers’ bodies react differently to lung cancer treatment than non-smokers’, scientists have found, which may explain why one in five patients don’t respond to immunotherapy. Researchers believe understanding the differences …
News –
Who is John Poulos, founding President and CEO of Dominion Voting?
The settlement of US$787.5 million ($1.17 billion) paid by Fox News to Dominion Voting Systems is the largest defamation settlement ever made public, and involved an admission that a news …
News –
The Greek State’s Curse of Sisyphus: an account of clientelism and corruption
Dr. Aris Trantidis, a senior lecturer in International Relations and Politics at the University of Lincoln in the UK, held a virtual seminar “The Greek State’s Curse of Sisyphus: Clientelism” …
News –
RBA overhaul to put board members in spotlight
The new-look Reserve Bank will likely have a specialist board with economic experts to set interest rates who will need to take more individual responsibility for their decisions. The long-awaited …
News –
Victorian Opposition leader John Pesutto: “I am from the Greek parts of Italy, Calabria”
The leader of the Victorian Opposition John Pesutto said that he is, “from the Greek parts of Italy Calabria” and said he has been asked why someone from a “working …