Australia

Peter Poulos, a Greek-Australian Liberal Party politician, was sworn into office at the New South Wales (NSW) Parliament last Thursday. 

Sydney's  Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales will present a full slate of events celebrating the bicentennial of modern Greece in 2021. The bicentennial, commemorating Greece's triumphant release from the bonds of centuries of Ottoman rule, will be...

Greek-born George Nole, 85, lost his life in the devastating fires twhich are still raging in New South Wales and Queensland. As firefighters continue to battle the blazes on Friday, Australian authorities say that four people have been killed so...

In the packed auditorium of the State Parliament of the New South Wales, distinguished students were honored during the presentation ceremony of the annual Excellence in Greek Studies. For the 19th year, the Association of Greek-Australian Teachers in New South...

Her dream is to become a dentist, but they all now urge her to become a lawyer or follow a profession that will allow her to speak out on issues and principles she believes. Prairiewood High School student Fanulla Sapountzis...

"Elizabeth Synodinou is the new leader of the Justice for Cyprus Coordinating Committee (SEKA), in New South Wales'', the Cypriot Community of New South Wales and the Cypriot Greek Club, jointly announced. The presidents of both organizations, Mr. Michalis Christodoulou and Panicos Achilleos...

The so-called "religious" problem plaguing the Greek-Australian community for decades is nearing a solution, regarding the state of New South Wales. According to "Neos Kosmos", after meetings and contacts which have lasted more than six months, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of...

Sophie Kotsis is the new face of the Labor Party of New South Wales.  She will now become a member of the Parliament of the big Australian state. Mrs. Kotsis replaces Mr. John Della Bosca in the Legislative Council of the...

An open event is being organized next Monday, April 26th by the Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales at its premises in Lakemba, aimed at informing and discussing the topic of instructing the Greek language in Australian publis...

The prospects of a sister-city relationship between Adelaide and Athens, spearheaded by several prominent Greek-Australians, has recently been in the spotlight and received the green light approval in May 2023 by the Adelaide City Council. By Steve Bakalis Famously known as...

The story of how Greeks migrated from their native land to Australia is an interesting one. In 1829, the first known Greeks arrived in Australia. However, they did not arrive voluntarily. They were a group of seven sailors who were...

The Castellorizian Association of New South Wales (NSW) inaugurated a new cultural center building in Sydney, Australia on Saturday. 

The Greek firm Mytilineos has secured a new agreement  in Australia allowing electric customers there to purchase more renewable energy.

A celebration of Greek life took place from January 12-13 at the Delphi Bank Semaphore Greek Festival of South Australia. Tens of thousands of people set a new attendance record for the two-day festival at Semaphore Beach, which celebrates...

A lecture on the work of renowned Greek-Australian documentary photographer Effy Alexakis will take place at the Greek Centre in Melbourne next Thursday, May 24. Historian Leonard Janiszewski will present the talk entitled Effy Alexakis, Documentary Photographer: In Her Own...