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Greek-‘Macedonian’ Mix-Up Mars Labor Candidate’s Flyer

Australia's Labor Party leader Bill Shorten and the party's candidate for the Batman by-election Ged Kearney have apologized after a campaign flyer used Greek text under the subheading 'Macedonian'. The error has angered some in Australia's Former Yugoslav Republic of...

Greek Independence Epic Coming to Brisbane (video)

A dramatic depiction of the Greek War of Independence will be screened in Brisbane ahead of this year's Greek Independence Day celebrations. The Elizabeth Picture Theatre is to screen 2017's 'Exodus 1826: A Road of No Return' which dramatizes the Siege...

Greek Australians’ Long History in the National Rugby League

In the lead up to the new NRL season, we look at the careers of prominent Greek-Australian rugby league players, administrators and the next big hopeful.

Pro-FYROM Activists Lobby Australian Parliament

An online petition could be headed to Australia's parliament demanding Canberra recognize the Skopje government as the 'Republic of Macedonia'. Under Australian law, an e-petition has four weeks to gather as many signatures as possible before it is presented by...

Greek Music Festival Hits Melbourne on Saturday

Musicians from Greece and Australia will pay homage to the Greek blues, or Rebetiko, in a festival at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Saturday. Pliri Ntaxei and Chrysoula K & Purpura from Greece, plus Australia-based performers Zourouna, the Melbourne Rebetiko...

Australian Hellenic Council Slams Pro-FYROM ‘Radicals’

The Australian Hellenic Council (AHC) has lashed out at recent scenes of flag burning by "radical ultra-nationalists" at protests over the name dispute with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Organizers of the pro-FYROM rallies in Sydney and Melbourne could...

FYROM Rally Organizers Could Face Legal Action

Organizers of recent pro-FYROM rallies in Australia could find themselves in court as a Greek-Australian organization mulls legal action over flag burning and other anti-Greek outbursts. Less than a week after anti-Greek banners were hung from highway overpasses in Melbourne, piles of...

Greek Australians Sell Historic Melbourne Building for $10M

A three-storey Victorian-era building in the heart of Melbourne’s Lonsdale Street Greek precinct has sold for AU$10.1 million ($7.8 million) The Sydney Morning Herald reports that its Greek-Australian owners sold the historic building to a Chinese-based investor. Built in 1891, the...

Greek-Australian Women Entrepreneurs ‘Press for Progress’

The Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HACCI) hosted its annual International Women’s Day event on Tuesday with the theme "Press for Progress". "The 2018 theme is about a call to action and to advocate for meaningful change," said...

‘Speak Greek In March’ Campaign Kicks Off in Australia

Greeks in Australia are supporting the mother tongue in March with an exciting initiative which aims to see the language thrive and grow overseas. The Speak Greek in March campaign (SGM) is in its fourth year running and seeks to ...