Australia

Greece has become one of the top destinations for Australians this summer as bookings have soared according to the online travel research company, Webjet. The company revealed that bookings to Athens from Australia have skyrocketed by 369.5%, a significant increase...

The Greek Community of Melbourne will launch the new bilingual book by George Zangalis, An Ode to mother-my mother, the other Eleni, on Wednesday September 26. “The story of my mother could very well be the story of every mother who...

Nearly ninety years since this emblematic photo was taken at the Acropolis, Facebook decided that it was inappropriate, and in turn, banned it. The victim of this surreal censorship was the Hellenic Museum of Melbourne that posted the photo to advertise...

The well-known Greek bookstore located in Dulwich Hill offering authentic imported books from Greece is calling it a day after 5 years of running on a voluntary basis. It is a sad event for many, as the shop was the...

If you know the difference between chopia (lamb chops) and bootey (a car boot), then chances are you are a hybrid Greek speaker in Australia. As a member of a minority, you may find that you are privy to...

Former Victorian Premier and philhellene Jeff Kennett will present the book “Macedonian Hellenes in Oceania” by Professor Anastasios Tamis, on Wednesday, March 25, at Alphington Grammar School. The event will take place under the auspices of Greek Ambassador to Australia...

Maria Katsonis is a 52-year-old Greek-Australian author who suffered from depression throughout a large part of her life. Her book entitled “The Good Greek Girl” is a memoir of her battle with depression and her experiences living in a...

A new book titled “Antigone Kefala: A Writer’s Journey” was launched in Melbourne on May 27 by the Australian poet Judith Rodriguez. The book is an anthology of reviews, essays, analytical and critical writing of Antigone Kefala’s literary works as...

A book entitled "Flames on the Water - Tears in the Sea," written by Greek-Australian Dr. Con Aroney was presented in Melbourne, as part of a series of events commemorating the Pontian genocide. The book is dedicated to the...

A new book, entitled “Thalia,” written by Greek-Australian author Nikos Piperis, talks about one of the most tragic aspects of immigration revealing violent details of young people who were forced to uproot from their homeland against their will. It also...

“Afternoons in Ithaka” is the title of Spiri Tsintziras’ new book which was published by ABC Books. The book is about the journey in the life of a 40 year-old woman born in Melbourne. The protagonist attempts this journey in...

Greek-Australian Maria Benardis - from Kalamata and Psara - founder of Greekalicious cooking school, welcomes Sydney to her table, to celebrate the release of her new cookbook Cooking & Eating Wisdom for Better Health – How the Wisdom of...

The Grigor Prlichev Literary Association distributed a book titled, The Little Book of Big Greek Lies, to all Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate in Canberra, according to information by the Australian Hellenic Educators Association (AHEA). As...

Fishing in Australia was for decades a “Greek business.” Even today Greeks manage its major part, while some of them have even become millionaires thanks to it. George Stavrinos, born in Greece on the Aegean Island of Lesvos and...

Nikos Vournazos pursued his studies on Literature at the University of New England, at 78 years old. Today he is 87 years old and writing books, including his new story story about Greek women of the resistance during WWII...