Australia did not suffer to the same extent as many other Countries during the recent economic downturn in 2008 and 2009. The unemployment rate over the last two years has been between 4 percent and 5.8 percent; Very low compared to most Countries.
The Australian economy is in great need of skilled workers. Many industries including [...]

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George Megalogenis (photo), senior columnist at The Australian, has described the recent Federal Election as “possibly the strangest election result you’ll ever get in Australia, but possibly one we’ll see more and more.”
The prominent Greek Australian political commentator told around 150 people at The Wheeler Centre in Melbourne on Thursday the two major parties did [...]

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On Saturday Dr. Sophia Xeros-Constantinides (photo) was awarded the inaugural Ann Morgan Essay Prize for her poem about how the trauma of migrant parents affects their children.
The Australian Association of Infant Mental Health (Victorian branch) has awarded the prize jointly to Dr. Xeros-Constantinides and Dr. Fiona McGlade.
Dr. Xeros-Constantinides, a general practitioner working in infant mental [...]

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Corrections Victoria has issued a harsh rebuff following reports that convicted serial rapist John Xydias (photo) took part in a competition dubbed “Prison Masterchef”.
The story ran on The Age website on Tuesday morning, before it was corrected in the afternoon.
“These reports are incorrect and Corrections Victoria is concerned about the impact this false impression could [...]

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The Greek-Australian Cultural League (GCL) is offering $1500 in scholarships to two students of Modern Greek at Monash University in Melbourne.
Greek-Australian Cultural League president Cathy Alexopoulos said the scholarships are an important way of promoting the league’s aims.
“Part of our objective is to promote Greek language, and I thought this would be helpful,” she said.
The [...]

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Next weekend Melbourne will play host to a United Nations conference about world health, featuring two and a half thousand delegates, including current Secretary General Ban ki-Moon. And someone’s got to keep them entertained.
Greek Australian Peter Mousaferiadis is producing the conference’s opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the opening night’s entertainment, called ‘In Melbourne, [...]

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Greek American comedian Michael Kosta recently made his late night debut on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and the funnyman has not looked back since.
His popularity has escalated ten-fold, and he is doing both us and Greek America proud with major comedic appearances in various countries.
His recent tour schedule has included Australia, and it [...]

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As the Greek Australian population ages, more support around mental health care is needed, says Acting CEO of Fronditha aged care, Jim Scantsonihas.
Scantsonihas said dementia is a big issue for Fronditha Care – formerly the Australian Greek Society for Care of the Elderly.
“Because our population is aging, there’s a higher rate of dementia,” he said.
“It’s [...]

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