Australia will receive around 190,000 immigrants and 20,000 refugees next year. During the fiscal year 2013-2014, 190,000 immigrants will move to Australia, according to the estimates of Australian Immigration and Citizenship Minister, Brendan O’Connor. In particular, 128,550 positions will be provided for skilled migrants, 60,885 places for family migration (people who go to Australia to [...]
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Australia Wants Skilled Greek Immigrants
The Council Property Owners of Australia made a proposal to the state government recommending loans and mortgages with better terms and easier rules for granting visas to Greek immigrants, particularly those with skills the country needs. According to an article published in The Advertiser online newspaper, a request has been presented to the state government [...]
Greeks Filled Aussie Migrant Detention
About 35,000 Greeks lived agonizing moments in the Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre, during the 50′s and the 60′s. Bonegilla, about 300 kilometers from Melbourne in north-eastern Victoria, and other similar facilities were named by the federal government of Australia immigrant reception centers. Most of those who lived there, saw Bonegilla either as a [...]
Migrants Again Due to Financial Crisis
The daily Sydney Morning Herald published an article analyzing the immigration phenomenon of Greeks to Australia in the past. Many are the Greeks who, or their parents, migrated to Australia in the past seeking a better life and afterwards returned to the wealthy back then Greece. The same Greeks are now forced to return once [...]
Orfanidis Co-Founder of New Political Party
A new political party, the Australian Sovereignty Party (ASP), was founded in Australia two and a half years ago, by 25-year-old Greg Orfanidis of Greek descent. His background consists of marketing, management, self-employment, and research. His areas of interest are politics, history, law, philosophy, and sciences. Some of ASP’s basic policies are to cut the [...]
PM Gillard on Greek Independence Day
Prime Minister Julia Gillard will attend the Greek Independence Day parade in Sydney on March 24. Barry O’Farrell, Premier of New South Wales, will also honor Greece’s national anniversary. The celebrations of March 25 will begin at the Greek Orthodox Church of The Annunciation of Our Lady, where the Archbishop of Australia Stylianos will sing the [...]
Guest Workers Cause Political Debate
A bitter struggle blew up between Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott over the temporary workers issue. In an effort to increase her popularity, the Prime Minister announced special restrictions on the immigration program, known as “457 visa program”, which allows employers to bring qualified staff from abroad in [...]
Tsiaras Optimist for Greek-Aussies Voting
Deputy Foreign Minister for Hellenism abroad, Kostas Tsiaras, expressed his optimism that the Greeks of the diaspora will gain the right to vote in the national elections. Tsiaras has been in Melbourne since March 2, the second destination of his tour in Australia after Perth. In a press conference given March 4 to the Diaspora [...]
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05 / 22 Nick Xenophon to Form Political Party
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05 / 20 Greek-Australian Sisters Organize Penny Marathon 2013
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05 / 20 Greek- Aborigine Receives Scots College Scholarship
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