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Famous Greek-Australian Chef Tess Mallos Passes Away at 79

The renowned Greek-Australian chef, cookbook author and food consultant Anastasia (Tess) Mallos, a child of Greek immigrants who taught Australians for the first time how to love Greek food, lost her fight with cancer and passed away at the age of 79 on July 31. She left a stamp on Australian food and the way [...]

Citing Greece, Australian Tycoon Wants Workers Wages Cut

The world’s wealthiest woman, Australian Gina Rinehart, says unless there is a cut in the $600 weekly minimum wage for people barely making enough to scrape by that the country may wind up like “unlucky Greece,” which is suffering a crushing economic crisis even though there have been big pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions [...]

HACCI to Promote Greek Products in the Aussie Market

A Greek delegation from Thessaloniki will travel to Australia from Nov. 12-15 as part of a wider effort to commercially promote Greek products in the vast Australian market. The visit is organized by the Hellenic-Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HACCI,) the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair, the Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the [...]

Former Victoria Premier Bracks Says Badounas Was Key

A Greek-Australian businessman appears to have played a significant role in convincing Steve Bracks to claim the leading position of the Victoria Labor party and becoming Premier after winning consecutive elections. Bracks said it was Nickos Badounas’ backing and strong public support that played a big role in helping him gain the top spot in [...]

NSW Greek Orthodox Community President Danalis Resigns

The President of the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW, Harry Danalis, announced his resignation on Aug. 29, through the SBS Radio Greek Program, quitting his post after 10 years because of what was reported to be a series of administrative problems. “I had already informed my colleagues that this would be my last term as [...]

Big Jump in Greek-Australian Mixed Marriages

Mixed marriages in the Greek-Australian community,which have been rising steadily, hit 62 percent last year, according to data released by the Holy Archdiocese of Australia. During the past decade a 20% increase had been recorded when it comes to Greek Orthodox marrying outside the faith or inter-racially, many of whom are opting for civil services [...]

Albanians Leaving Greece to Migrate to Australia

Albanian immigrants seem to be abandoning Greece by the thousands, due to the deepening financial crisis and rising unemployment that has hit 23.1 percent. Unable to make ends meet, they are making their way to Australia, just as Greeks did decades ago. Albanian Foreign Affairs Minister Edmond Panariti referred to the phenomenon during his visit [...]