165 children, and maybe more, have been born thanks to a Greek-Australian Sperm Donor, according to Greek journalist Costas Potiris. The charismatic Greek migrated to Australia in the ’80s. He needed some extra money, so he decided to sell his sperm, turning into a “businessman” of sorts. Sperm banks have 5-10 transactions on average with [...]
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Greek Expatriate Soprano Follows in Footsteps of Maria Kallas
Elena Xanthoudakis, at the age of 30, has already managed to be among the best sopranos in the world. She has been awarded more than 80 first prizes in Australia and internationally. She can’t decide which are her favorite ones, but she chooses some of them to mention: the International Maria Kallas Award in 2003 in Athens, the Australian National Liederfest Award in [...]
Australia to Accept More Migrants
According to official figures, Australia has accepted 167,000 migrants last year and by the end of the next 4 years the annual intake numbers will top 200,000. The new data published recently bring Australia one step closer to reaching its dream of a “big Australia” population of 36 million people by 2050. Four months ago [...]
Conviction of Soteriou Dominates Australian Papers
The guilty conviction of Vicky Soteriou for plotting her husband’s murder plays a dominant role in Australian newspapers and magazines. Soteriou is mostly described as “devil-like” and “devious” in Australian Press, while her sentence is scheduled for November 14th. The most impressive matter is not the plotting of her husband’s murder with her companion in [...]
100-Year-Old Greek Press in Australia
The first Greek newspaper released in Australia was named ” Australis” in 1913 by Stratis Venlis. The second one was “Oceanis”, first published in 1914. Its publisher was Georgios Nikolaidis, who came from Cyprus and migrated through Egypt to Australia in 1913. There is going to be a lecture given by Professor Giorgos Kanarakis at [...]
Greek-Australian Senator Makes Proposal Regarding China’s Currency Devaluation
Greek-origin Senator in Australia, Nick Xenophon is making proposals to the Australian Senate, concerning protection measures against China. The Australian Minister for Finance and Deregulation Wayne Maxwell Swan often opposes countries that maintain devaluation deliberately, in order to promote exports, since their products. A similar opposition-policy has been adopted by China, and thus the Australian [...]
The Odyssey Festival is Coming!
The programme for the 2011 Odyssey Festival, Adelaide’s Hellenic Cultural Festival, has been announced. The festival, scheduled to take place between the 5th and 22nd of October once is going to present a series of exciting and entertaining events, including the 18th Greek Film Festival and the Odyssey Festival Concert in-conjunction with the Elder Conservatorium. [...]
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05 / 17 Book to be Published on Macedonian Hellenes in Oceania
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05 / 17 Indigenous Find New Place to Camp But Still Boycott Paniyiri Festival
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05 / 17 Michael Spartels is 2012 ‘Kastellorizian of the Year’
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05 / 17 Greek Festival of Sydney Presents ‘Dance to the Rhythm’
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05 / 17 Singapore Airlines to Suspend Services to Abu Dhabi, Athens
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05 / 16 Aborigines Forced to Move Their Tents For Greek Paniyiri
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05 / 16 Greek-Australians Exempt from Pension Cuts
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05 / 16 Greek Studies in Australia Gains $450,000
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05 / 16 Greek Festival of Sydney Presents ‘Identity in the Sand’ Concert
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05 / 11 South Australia Greek Consulate Forced to Reduce Work Hours Due to Staff Shortage
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05 / 11 Book Released in Australia On the History of Greeks in Asia
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05 / 17 Book to be Published on Macedonian Hellenes in Oceania
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05 / 10 AHEA Organizes 2012 Hellenic Language Awards in Maroubra
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05 / 08 Melbourne Grammar School Opens Its Doors After Renovation
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05 / 10 Public Lecture on the History of Greek Cafés to be Held in Australia
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05 / 08 Boite-style Musical Performances By Greeks To Be Held In May
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05 / 08 Businessman Calls on Greek-Australian Community to Send Greece Medical Aid
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05 / 09 Greek Illustrator Draws the Titanic for National Geographic
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05 / 16 Aborigines Forced to Move Their Tents For Greek Paniyiri
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05 / 09 Australia Remembers Writer Nikos Kazantzakis
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