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Jenny Mikakos takes a swipe at Brett Sutton, says Victorians need to know the truth
Former Victorian health minister Jenny Mikakos, who stepped down as minister and quite Parliament in September, has called for a royal commission into Australia’s pandemic response. Ms Mikakos made her …
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Greek American rap star MadClip dies in Athens crash
New York-born Greek Rap Star ‘MadClip’ (born Panagiotis ‘Peter’ Anastasopoulos) has died after a car accident in Vouliagmeni, Attica, aged 34. In a post on social media, the Greek Fire …
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Greece mourns the passing of legendary composer Mikis Theodorakis, aged 96
Legendary Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis, whose music has touched generations of people in Greece and abroad, died on Thursday, 2 September, aged 96. In 2019, he had been hospitalised after …
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Scott Morrison and 80 business leaders call for borders to open at 80 per cent vaccination
The Scott Morrison government has given an extraordinary ultimatum to state premiers, calling on them to reopen state borders by Christmas when vaccination rates hit 80 per cent. Some states, …
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Greek foreign ministry introduces more accessible online translation service
Greece’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched a new online translation service on 1 September that promises to be a simpler, faster system than the bureaucratic system of the past. The …
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Paul Izzo and James Jeggo take a break from their Greek teams to join the Socceroos for the World Cup qualifiers
Xanthi FC goalkeeper Paul Izzo was invited to help represent Australia for the World Cup qualifiers. The Club released a statement in support of the goalie. “Football player of Xanthi …
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Stefanos Tsitsipas continues on to the third round of the US Open, closing off 50 wins on the 2021 ATP Tour
After a fiery first round, Stefanos Tsitsipas returned to the courts of the US Open taking on Frenchman Adrian Mannarino. It seemed as if the Greek third seed had the …
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Greece was romantic backdrop for Tiffy Trump and fiancé Michael Boulos
Greece, and Mykonos in particular, formed the romantic backdrop for power couple Tiffany “Tiffy” Trump, the former US president Donald Trump’s youngest daughter, and Nigerian magnate Michael Boulos who announced …
Teeth of fallen soldiers hold evidence that foreigners fought alongside ancient Greeks, challenging millennia of military history
Ancient historians loved to write about warfare and famous battles. While these millennia-old stories still feed modern imaginations – Homer’s “Iliad” provides the plot for the movie “Troy,” while Herodotus’ …
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Nominations accepted for South Australia’s 2021 multicultural awards
The call is out for South Australians to submit their nominations within the nine categories of the 2021 Governor’s Multicultural Awards by 5pm on 8 October. The awards which are …