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Greek Australian neuroscientist discovers hidden region in the human brain
Professor George Paxinos, one of the Greek Australian professors included in the ARISTEiA Institute’s study entitled “1821-2021: Greek Pioneers and Innovators in Medicine and Biomedical Sciences”, has discovered a hidden region …
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A bumper of a tourism year to Greece, despite pandemic
Germans comprise the single largest market for tourism to Greece. The Greek government’s tourism promoter, the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) is targeting 10 German cities at the moment with …
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Greek-Canadian Constantine Passaris appointed to prestigious Order of New Brunswick
Greek-Canadian Constantine Passaris has received the highest civilian honour from the Government of New Brunswick, Canada. He is the first Greek-Canadian in the history of this honour to be named …
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Government secures votes for controversial pandemic management bill
Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews held a press conference on Tuesday morning after his government secured the votes it needed to pass its amended pandemic legislation. The proposed Public Health and …
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Australia braces itself for new Omicron variant as national cabinet meeting reviews national plan
Victoria confirmed 918 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths on Tuesday, a decrease from Monday’s 1007 cases with 11,417 active cases around the state. The state government has also confirmed …
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Doncaster students appreciate Fairfield Amphitheatre
The school year is winding down, and Greek language classes are stopping for summer holidays. A group of students from the Greek Community of Melbourne and Victoria’s VCE Doncaster Saturday …
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Why the WHO skipped two letters before naming the Omicron variant of the virus
The COVID-19 variant that emerged in South Africa is named after the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet. The decision to name COVID variants after Greek alphabet letters was announced …
Launch of Antipodes’ 2021 edition set for 17 December live event
The Greek-Australian Cultural League of Melbourne (GACLM) will launch the 2021 edition of its bilingual periodical “Antipodes” and also announce the winners of its annual literary competition on 17 December. …
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Exclusive interview: George Papandreou vies for KINAL’s leadership
George Papandreou is no stranger to leadership. Like his father and grandfather before him, he has been at the helm of the Greek government. Now, he is vying for the …
Last-minute goals deliver victories for Olympiacos and AEK
It was business as usual for the top teams in Greek Superleague over the weekend as Olympiacos and AEK won their matches with late winners while crowd problems in injury …