Sunday Herald Sun reporter Hamish Heard has revealed that a $20 million lawsuit has been filed by the false rape accuser of former Victorian cabinet minister Theo Theophanous. The woman, who now lives in Greece, claims Age journalist Carolyn Webb falsified an interview with her that led to a Greek court handing her a two-year [...]
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Woman Indicted for False Rape Accusation Files Lawsuit Against ‘The Age’ for Fabricating Interview
“Only a Mountain Cannot Meet Another Mountain” – A Touching Story by Socrates Tsourdalakis
By Socrates Tsourdalakis (Stories that were not included in the “History of Cretans in Oceania”) From Athens, in 1981, Gabrielle Lord rang the telephone exchange in Chania searching for a distant relative, a great uncle, who must have been in his nineties by then, who knew her great – grandfather, Constantine Koukousakis, that had arrived [...]
Greek Tourist Robbed in New Zealand While Sleeping
A Greek tourist was robbed of her cash, passport and airline tickets in a home after she befriended locals in the Bay of Islands. The woman, in her 40s, was due to leave tomorrow after a month-long journey of a lifetime around New Zealand. But on Thursday morning her favourable impression of Northland was shattered [...]
The New Wave of Immigration from Greece to Australia
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 and 12-year-old son will remain in Greece until Modestos is in a position to bring [...]
Greek Water Ski Champion Invited to Victorian Moomba Masters
The Victorian Water Ski Association, organizer of the Moomba Masters International Invitational Championships, conducted as part of the Moomba Water Festival on the Yarra River in Melbourne, from the 7th to the 12th of March 2012, has honored the 2011 Greek National Junior and Open Slalom Champion, Yiannis Nathanail, with an invitation to participate in [...]
Strong Greek Presence at 2012 AACTA Awards
‘The Slap’ series, based on the book of Greek-Australian writer Christos Tsiolkas, won the Best Screenplay In Television award during the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards that were held on Tuesday night. Moreover, Alex Dimitriades won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Series for his role in ‘The [...]
Greek-Australian John Ioannou Promotes Aboriginal Art
John Ioannou was born in Yugoslavia in 1961 and travelled to Greece in 1967, then came out to Australia in 1970. He got into music at quite an early age, playing guitar and singing with his father because he sang as well. He followed classic Greek studies in his Greek school, which he attended on [...]
Pontic Greeks 2012 Synapandema in Melbourne Greeted With Success
Synapandema, the biggest gathering of Pontic Greeks in Australia, took place in Melbourne on January 20-22, 2012. Organized by the Federation of Pontian Associations of Australia and the Pontiaki Estia of Melbourne, the three-day long event aims at promoting and maintaining the Pontian culture in the Antipodes. The event this year was a gathering of [...]
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02 / 10 St. Therapon Parish Community to Hold 2012 Greek Festival
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02 / 10 Ancient Underwater Greek City Digitally Mapped by University of Sydney
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02 / 10 Australian Parliament House Concerned Due to Turkish Occupation in Northern Cyprus
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02 / 10 Greek Community Associations Raise Funds To Help Kalymnos Island
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02 / 08 Pancretan Association of Melbourne Presents Its 40th Anniversary Dinner Dance
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02 / 08 Pancretan Association of Melbourne to Host 2012 Annual Picnic
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02 / 06 Οmirou: Appreciation for Australia’s Support
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02 / 05 Cyprus House President Comments on Official Visit to Australia
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02 / 05 Greek Professor Stan Skafidas is the Research Group Leader for the Australian Bionic Eye Project
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02 / 05 Woman Indicted for False Rape Accusation Files Lawsuit Against ‘The Age’ for Fabricating Interview
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02 / 03 Greek Tourist Robbed in New Zealand While Sleeping
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02 / 06 Οmirou: Appreciation for Australia’s Support
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02 / 01 Strong Greek Presence at 2012 AACTA Awards
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02 / 01 The New Wave of Immigration from Greece to Australia
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02 / 01 Greek Water Ski Champion Invited to Victorian Moomba Masters
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02 / 05 “Only a Mountain Cannot Meet Another Mountain” – A Touching Story by Socrates Tsourdalakis
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02 / 05 Woman Indicted for False Rape Accusation Files Lawsuit Against ‘The Age’ for Fabricating Interview
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02 / 05 Greek Professor Stan Skafidas is the Research Group Leader for the Australian Bionic Eye Project
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02 / 05 Cyprus House President Comments on Official Visit to Australia
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02 / 08 Pancretan Association of Melbourne to Host 2012 Annual Picnic
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