Nobody likes to lose a valuable item—be it a wedding ring down the disposal or a pair of shoes forgotten under a hotel bed. Even more frustrating, though, is the loss of a camera: Not only is the object itself gone, but so too are the irreplaceable memories captured on it. Knowing that frustration, Danny [...]

Australia Day this year will have a greek flavor. It will bring together Greeks and others in a fun atmosphere at Mornington Park, on Sunday 24th January. Thousands of Greeks are expected to take part in the event on Sunday organized by the Union of Greek Elderly Associations, to celebrate Australia Day (commemorating the arrival [...]

Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis beat South Australian Lleyton Hewitt on Thursday in the quarterfinals at the Medibank International tennis event, a final Australian Open tune-up. Hewitt started in promising fashion, breaking Baghdatis early in the first set. However, the 2006 Aussie Open runner-up Baghdatis pushed to level the scores and ended up posting a 4-6, 6-2, [...]

Australia defender Craig Moore has signed an 18-month contract with Greek Super League side Kavala to maintain his World Cup aspirations. The 34-year-old was released from his contract with A-League side Brisbane Roar at the end of last month after a fall-out with coach Ange Postecoglou. And the former Rangers and Newcastle defender was seeking [...]

The Internet “Twin person”, created by a Greek Australian is already four years old. After visiting Mars, Cyber Twin has had a sex change, became “Katerina” and has now also learnt… greek! Cyber Twin’s creator is expat Dr. John Zakos, of the Gold Coast of Australia and his collaborator Liz Capel (photo), who are especially [...]

Australia’s Jetstar, a low-cost airline owned by Qantas, is aiming to launch flights linking Athens with Melbourne in 2010, the Athens News Agency (ANA) reported yesterday. In a bid to carve out its own market share, Jetstar plans to entice passengers by offering return tickets between the two cities for as little as 1,200 Australian [...]

A lecture entitled `Plato´s Republic, the meaning of Wisdom and Self knowledge and the challenges that contemporary man faces´ will be held on the 3rd January 2010, in Melbourne by world famous Philosophy professor David Horan. Five different forms of government, their benefits and drawbacks are presented amongst others in the Republic, with an ending [...]