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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...
Australia
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...
Australia
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...
Art
“Gods of Egypt”: new film by Greek-Australian Director Alex Proyas
“Gods of Egypt” is the title of the next Hollywood movie that will be filmed by Greek-Australian director, Alex Proyas.
Shooting will take place in New South Wales in Australia and will boost the State’s local economy by 75 million...
Australia
No Side-Effect Drugs by Greek-Australian Scientist
Greek-Australian scientist Dr. Arthur Christopoulos along with his research team made an important discovery concerning the side-effects of drugs on patients.
The research team from Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Melbourne discovered how to change the way that the...
Australia
Greek-Australian Lawyers Establish Association
Greek-Australian lawyers have established their own professional association entitled the Hellenic Australian Lawyers Association.
According to official data, more than 700 Greek-Australian lawyers have already joined the association, the official presentation of which will be held in Melbourne, on Friday, April...
Australia
The Book That Inspires Tourists to Travel to Greece
“Afternoons in Ithaka” is the title of Spiri Tsintziras’ new book which was published by ABC Books. The book is about the journey in the life of a 40 year-old woman born in Melbourne.
The protagonist attempts this journey in...
Australia
Greek Expat Candidates in State Elections of South Australia and Tasmania
In state elections to be held on Saturday, March 15, Labour's expatriate Greek Minister of South Australia, Tom Koutsantonis, is expected to be re-elected for the seat of West Torrents. However, according to the latest polls, the Labour Party itself is...
Australia
Greek-Australians Take Over Melbourne Taxis
Taxis in Melbourne are controlled, to a large extent, by the Greek Diaspora. In order to cope with government reforms in their sector, three large Greek-Australian companies, Ambassador Taxis, Cabways and TaxiLink, have decided to cooperate and create a...
Australia
Liberal Party to Promote Greek Language If Elected
If the Liberal Party of South Australia wins the state elections which will be held on Saturday, March 15, it will allocate a one-million-dollar grant to several multicultural communities of South Australia to support them and promote their causes....