australia

An Australian politician has called on the country’s government to recognize FYROM as the ‘Republic of Macedonia’. Acting Premier of New South Wales John Barilaro was speaking at a community event to celebrate Orthodox Christmas where he praised the Australia’s...

The Greek population in Australia may be booming after many Greeks relocated Down Under due to the recent recession, but Greek names for newborn babies are in decline. According to data released by the Victorian registry of births, deaths and...

The Semaphore Greek Festival, South Australia's Hellenic festival, is to celebrate its 39th year this weekend, on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 January. The two-day Semaphore Greek Cultural Festival is held at the Semaphore foreshore every January. It is situated...

Thousands of Greek Australians attended the liturgies for the Greek Orthodox Epiphany in all major Australian cities. Neos Kosmos reports that in Melbourne people lined up to either dive into the waters to retrieve the cross, or to enjoy the...

The long-awaited Work and Holiday Visa legislation for Australian and Greek citizens finally saw the bill published in the Greek Official Government Gazette this week, making it official. It will allow for hopeful applicants from 18 to 31 years of...

The man accused of mowing down pedestrians in Melbourne's CBD, now faces a murder charge following the death of 83-year-old Antonios Crocaris, on Friday 29 December. Mr Crocaris had been in hospital since 21 December, when he was hit by...

The Greek and Gay Support Network invites the Greek community to participate in the 2018 Pride March, one of the key events of the annual Midsumma festival. This year's march will have a particularly celebratory tone, coming after marriage equality...

Australian police have arrested two people after a car drove into a crowd in Melbourne on Thursday afternoon. At least a dozen pedestrians were injured outside Melbourne's iconic Flinders Street station, shutting down the center of Australia's second-largest city. Paramedics have...

The Greek government's determination to pursue investments from Australia was confirmed this week, during the parliamentary budget debate. Minister of Economy and Growth, Dimos Papatimitriou, officially announced that Enterprise Greece, the government agency that promotes exports and incoming investments, is...

Nearly ninety years since this emblematic photo was taken at the Acropolis, Facebook decided that it was inappropriate, and in turn, banned it. The victim of this surreal censorship was the Hellenic Museum of Melbourne that posted the photo to advertise...