Australia

Bill Stergiadis and Costas Markos, who serve as the president and secretary of the Greek Community of Melbourne, recently had an official meeting with Australia's Federal Minister of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, David Coleman. The agenda of the meeting included various issues...

Members of the Board of Directors of the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne & Victoria met with the Federal Minister for Immigration Tony Burke on August 23 and discussed matters concerning the Community and the Greek Diaspora. The federal MP...

The Australian Immigration Minister, Chris Bowen, has repeated that Australia is ready to sign the agreement on granting visas to young people from 18 to 30 years old for vacation and work. The Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Akis Gerontopoulos in...

One of Australia's most successful construction company owners, Gerasimos Karidis, said the country will have to rely on immigration to raise its population from 22 million to 35 million, an idea that is supported by Regional Development Minister Simon...

The General Consulate of Greece to Melbourne in cooperation with the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria are organizing an event on Sept. 28 at the premises of the community to honor the Australian Minister for Immigration and...

When unemployment hits 22%, desperation comes closer to Greeks, especially the younger generation, who predict a dark future for their homeland and have decided to leave. They are willing to migrate "anywhere" as they often tell each other in...

Modestos Latsinoglou is one of hundreds of Greeks who were forced to migrate to Australia in 2011 because of the Greek economic crisis, in order to pursue better future in Australia. He arrived in Melbourne in October, alone. His wife...

Four out of five companies in Western Australia (WA) plan to hire foreign workers to help fill skills gaps, according to new research by global consultancy services firm KPMG. The KPMG report found that there were increasing skills shortages in...

The Greek Australian Community warns Greeks interested in immigrating to Australia not to be deceived. They have been countless reports of frauds naming themselves ''immigration councilors'' who have taken large sums of money from Greeks claiming to help them immigrate...

Australian immigration minister Chris Bowen has announced that Perth, Western Australia will have a sponsored migration scheme which will make it easier for employers to hire overseas workers. Bowen said that Perth will come under the government's Regional Sponsored Migration...

Greeks who want to immigrate to Australia should look for answers and further information at the Australian embassy in Athens. No other organization is in charge for the immigration application forms. The Greek community in Australia is there to answer...

The Ministry spokesman, who stated that there has been considerable interest of immigration to Australia but not so many application forms, seeems to disagree with the statement of  the chairman of the Greek Community Papastergiadis, who insisted that the...

Members of the Melbourne and Victoria Greek Orthodox Community Delegation, expressed their satisfaction on their meeting with the Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen, to discuss the immigration of Greek citizens in Australia. More specifically, the discussion was...

Australian immigration minister Chris Bowen and the Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism, Martin Ferguson have publicly railed against a proposed amendment by Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison that would make passing the character test for obtaining a visa...

Australian Immigration Minister Chris Bowen MP announced this month a new Skilled Migrant Selection Model to be introduced in July 2012. When introduced this will represent the biggest change to the Australian immigration system for many years. From July 2012...