The Pontian Community of Melb and Vic established an award of $1000 annually, to be given to a student who, having achieved high marks in Modern Greek at VCE level.

The Australian Greek Welfare Society (AGWS) raised $74,258 at their annual radiothon, conducted with the help of 3XY radio station.

The Athens Stock Exchange suspended trading in shares of state-controlled lender Hellenic Postbank following a nearly 30 per cent plunge in its shares.

The governments of Greece, Cyprus and Israel will begin discussions in September about the exporting of natural gas quantities to western European countries.

A state of emergency has been declared on Rhodes after an extensive wildfire broke out in the forested region between Agios Silas and the Petaloudes valley.

A Greek-Canadian woman has drowned after being dragged by a strong current near a waterfall in Quebec, Canada.

Anastasia (Tess) Mallos passed away, aged 79, but not before leaving a stamp on Australian food and the way we eat.

In this week’s diatribe, Dean Kalimniou looks at his own experiences with SAE and how Greeks of the diaspora can be treated as Greeks rather than strangers.

Exploring shifting self-identity from the perspective of the migrant.

Greek singer Yiannis Tassios has announced his 2012 Australian tour and will play the major cities in October.