The sale of contraband cigarettes in Greece has grown considerably, estimated at some 3.5 billion euros per year for 2010 and 2011.

Some 400,000 employees were not paid at least three months’ worth of wages last year, according to a former official of the state Labor Inspectorate.

Greek Australian fashion designer Nikki Poulos was among those who sat front row at Austin Fashion Week.

Canberra public servant Paul Hansen launched his action fiction novel, Macedon: Child of a God in Sydney last week.

Unions have lined up against a bill being introduced by independent senator Nick Xenophon which would seek cuts to weekend penalty rates paid by small businesses

The Greek PM visited the run-down area of Omonia in central Athens as police continued with a crackdown on crime and arrests of undocumented immigrants.

Mixed marriages in the Greek community have tripled since 1989, reaching a record 62 per cent in 2011.

Migration policy and ethnic media landscape to be rethought if Coalition takes power.

Former minister Kon Vatskalis retains his seat after a massive swing to CLP.

Newcastle United had a routine win over Atromitos, but lost Ryan Taylor to a serious knee injury.