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Third Hellenic diaspora conference set for Darwin
The third international Perspectives on the Hellenic Diaspora conference will take place at Charles Darwin University in Darwin and online from 26 to 28 May says one of the conference …
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Labor commits $10m to proposed Greek Orthodox cultural hub at Northcote monastery
Labor’s shadow minister for multicultural affairs Andrew Giles, fronted media yesterday at the Greek Orthodox monastery Axion Esti in Melbourne’s suburb of Northcote to announce that an “Albanese Labor government …
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Australian Ambassador takes part in Lemnos’ Anzac comemorations
A few days after Anzac Day – on 27th April – the annual Gallipoli campaign commemorative services were held on the Northern Aegean Island of Lemnos. As with previous years, …
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Hollywood favourite, Emma Stone in Athens for Lanthimos film premiere
Actress Emma Stone and Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos reunite in Athens, for the premiere of Lanthimos’ black-and-white short film, ‘Bleat’, in which she stars along with French actor Damien Bonnard. …
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Ambassador Arthur Spyrou reminds Aussie Greeks of postal vote option while overseas
Australia’s Ambassador to Greece Arthur Spyrou, has reminded Greek-Australians who are in Greece or who will be in Greece during the 21 May federal elections that they can still exercise …
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Two men jailed in Greece for the death of LGBTQ activist Zak Kostopoulos
The death of Zacharias Kostopoulos, also known as “Zak” or “Zackie Oh”, in Athens in 2018, generated widespread outcry in Greece. Two men, aged 59 and 77, were found guilty …
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Man who kicked cat off a taverna deck in Greece arrested following public outrage
Greece has been engrossed this week by the cruelty and subsequent arrest of a man who was caught on video kicking a cat off the deck of a teverna into …
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Interest rates rise for the first time in 11 years
The Reserve Bank increased interest rates for the first time in 11 years, on Tuesday, by 0.25 per cent, increasing them from 0.1 per cent to 0.35 per cent surprising …
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Documentary ‘Magna Graecia’ premieres in Melbourne telling the story of Greko community in Italy
The international documentary premiere of “Magna Graecia: the Greko of Calabria” took place last weekend in full attendance at the Pallaconian Brotherhood of Melbourne and Victoria “Leonidas”. The film, created …
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Greek Australian singer gives a sensational performance on her ‘Blind Audition’ debut
Theoni Marks, a 19-year-old Greek Australian vocalist from NSW, blew away the judges on The Voice Australia on Tuesday night, with her mesmerising performance of Adele’s “Easy on Me” for …