Australia has slashed the visa backlog hitting the 600,000 milestone by the end of the year. Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Andrew Giles, said that “we were left …

A blizzard that paralysed western New York over the Christmas weekend has killed more than two dozen people, as crews struggle to dig out the snow-bound region around Buffalo from …

Greek-American Author Brianna Koucos Midgley celebrates her Greek heritage, keeps her grandmother’s memory alive, and shares lessons learned in the kitchen with her children’s book series, Yiayia’s Kitchen and related …

It’s been a deadly Christmas weekend across Australian beaches and lakes, with four people drowning in separate incidents. Three Victorians and a South Australian woman have drowned in a deadly …

The Cyprus Orthodox Church on Saturday elected the Bishop of Paphos as its new leader following the death of his predecessor last month. Archbishop Georgios was appointed with a majority …

Huddled around a campfire sipping hot tea, a group of Greek lumberjacks take a badly needed break in an oak forest not far from the Albanian border. With petrol and …

Australia’s United Cup, a new mixed national team tennis tournament organised by the ATP and WTA, will kick off on 29 December for the first time across several cities. National …

Boxing Day’s forecast sweltering heat is off to an early start with the mercury speeding past 20C in most Australian capitals early in the day. A heatwave expected to last …

Greece’s President Katerina Sakellaropoulou sent a Christmas and New Year’s message to the Diaspora on Friday affirming that Greeks living abroad remain an integral part of Hellenism. Mrs Sakellaropoulou said …

Last week I saw Effy Alexakis latest exhibition ‘Survey’, at the Shop Gallery in Sydney’s Glebe. Survey, as the title alludes is a chronicle of Alexakis’ past and future work. …