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A Donation that Moved Melbourne’s Greek Community

  With construction almost complete of the new building for Melbourne’s Greek Community Cultural Center, ever more Greek expat organizations, enterprises and individuals continue to offer their support to this ambitious project. A donation with a special meaning was made recently to the...

Tribute to Hatzidakis in Greek Festival of Sydney

The newly formed group Oxymoron, will be presenting a tribute to the famous Greek composer Manos Hatzidakis, in the 32nd Greek Festival of Sydney, at Factory Theatre on April 12 at 8pm. Oxymoron was founded by newly arrived immigrants to Australia  who wanted to express...

Greek-Australian Deputy Minister Temporarily Resigns

The Greek-Australian Federal Assistant Treasurer, Arthur Sinodinos temporarily resigned due to his alleged involvement in a corruption case back in 2008. Sinodinos decided to step down from his position in order to testify before the committee investigating the case. "I do...

Greek History and Culture Seminars in Melbourne

A new series of seminars on the Greek history and culture of Melbourne's hellenic community begin on Thursday with a keynote address from former Science Minister Dr. Barry Jones. Dr. Nick Dallas, head of the committee organizing the seminars, stated that the community...

Greek Independence Day Parade in Melbourne

The Greeks of Melbourne will be commemorating and celebrating another year of remembrance for Greek Independence Day on March 25, that will be taking place with the standard grand march at the Australian War Memorial on Sunday, March 23. As...

Sotirios Kyrgiakos in Sidney for Two Matches

Sotirios Kyrgiakos was warmly welcomed by members of the administration and fans of the Australian football team Sydney Olympic. Kyrgiakos will take part in two matches with the Greek-Australian team for the state championship of New South Wales which...

Tom Koutsantonis Re-elected as South Australia MP

In a few days, the final results of the elections for the state of South Australia will be announced to the public. It is very possible that contrary to the prediction polls, the Labour Party will remain in power. According...

Peter Yiallouris Passes Away at Age 90

A Greek-Australian who was one of the most active members of the Greek Diaspora in the country, passed away yesterday at the age of 90. Peter Yiallouris had served as a leader of the Diaspora for decades in various...

Greek Liberal Minister Replaced

The Greek liberal Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship of Victoria, Nicholas Kotsiras is set to be replaced by Matthew Guy as the Victorian Premier Denis Napthine decided to proceed with a reshuffle of his cabinet before the elections of November, 29. The...

Australian PM Shows Interest in Greek Business

The Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott expressed his interest in the family business Frutex Australia of the Greek entrepreneur Peter Magiros. Frutex Australia is a company operating in the food industry, founded in 1968 by Peter Magiros, who came to...