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Australian Government Finances Greek Printing House
Over 100 new job positions will be created in a Greek printing firm after a subsidy of 2.6 million dollars was granted by the federal government, the government of Victoria and Ford Australia, under a project called Melbourne’s North...
Australia
Greek Fashion Designer Apologizes for Using Skinny Model
The Greek-Australian fashion designer Alex Perry has apologized for casting an extremely thin model on the runway at his show at Sydney's Fashion Week.
The editor of the fashion magazine Marie Claire, Jackie Frank, was the first to express her concerns...
Australia
Greeks and Smoking Go Hand in Hand
Shopkeepers of the Greek-Australian Diaspora are concerned because of the imminent smoking ban at the most “Greek” corner of Melbourne. Specifically, the pedestrian street situated at the Oakley suburb, where almost all the shops and cafes are Greek.
Since smoking...
Australia
A Greek Doctor Who Helped Immigrants in Australia
Georgios Sakellariou was a refugee and he never let himself forget it. He worked as a doctor well into old age providing the immigrants and refugees of Australia with his services.
He was born in 1924 on the banks of...
Australia
Greek Museum in Australia to Honor Greek Immigrants
Bingara, a small town in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia -- about a seven hour drive away from Sidney and a four hour road drive from Brisbane -- now hosts the Roxy Museum.
The Roxy Museum,...
Australia
Greek-Australians Face Corruption Inquiry
Allegedly, Greek-Australian Michael Photios, top executive of the Liberal Party of the New South Wales, was offered one million dollars in order to ensure that the company Australian Water Holdings (AWH) would reach an agreement with the government of New...
Australia
Glamorous Launch for ‘The Hellenic Initiative’ in Australia
More than 150 leaders of the Greek-Australian community met in Sydney last week to discuss how to mobilize Australian support for The Hellenic Initiative. Representatives from every state and the two mainland territories attended a dinner event at the Hellenic...
Australia
Greek-Australian ‘King’ of Gold Coast
The Greek Australian croesus, Kostas Makris, can now be considered as the King of the famous Gold Coast in Australia, after having bought the most expensive properties in the area.
Makris, one of the wealthiest residents of Australia and the...
Australia
Publication of Greek Female Scientist on Children with Autism
On the occasion of World Awareness Autism Day on April 2, the scientific journal Advances in Research publishes a clinical trial of Dr. Karnezi regarding the innovative intervention model on the Cognitive Behavior Drama (CBD) for high-functioning children with...
Australia
Greeks of Sydney Praise Golden Greek Rowers
On Sunday, March 23, the two young Greek world champion rowers Eleftherios Konsolas and Spyros Yiannaros, reveled in all the pomp and circumstance as they were honored by the Greek diaspora of Sydney.
The Australian Hellenic Educational Association (AHEPA) celebrated...