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Philip Dalidakis Appointed Victoria’s New Small Business Minister
Greek-Australian politician and Victorian Legislative Council for Southern Metropolitan Region member Philip Alexander Dalidakis was appointed as Victoria's new Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade after Adem Somyurek's resignation.
Somyurek quit on Tuesday after he was accused of bullying his former...
Australia
La Trobe Launches Exhibition on Dardalis Archives
The Dardalis Archives, incorporating three buildings of storage for more than 7,000,000 original documents depicting the activities of Hellenes in the southern hemisphere from 1810 to 2006, was established in 1997 at the former National Center for Hellenic Studies...
Australia
Australian Play Brings Forbidden Love to 22nd Greek Film Festival
After seven years of sold out shows across Australia, the hit Australian stage play Alex and Eve is set to make its big screen debut on Opening Night October 14, 2015 at The Delphi Bank 22nd Greek Film Festival.
A...
Art
Greek Documentary About Crisis to Be Screened in Canberra
A screening of the Greek documentary "Agora" by director Yorgos Avgeropoulos has been scheduled to take place in Canberra, Australia, on Sunday, August 2, at 4:00 pm, at the Aegean Room of the Hellenic Club Woden.
Avgeropoulos’ "Agora" documents the evolution...
Australia
Greek-Australian Singer Peter Andre Enjoys Greek Island Honeymoon
Greek-Australian singer Peter Andre and his wife Emily MacDonagh are enjoying their honeymoon in Greece. The famous 42-year-old singer and his 25-year-old bride were spotted relaxing under the sunshine on a Greek island, while celebrating their recent marriage.
The couple...
Australia
Melbourne’s Hellenic Heart Initiative to Support Greece
Greece’s financial and social crisis made many Greek Diaspora communities worried about their homeland, but also about their relatives who still live in the country. Greek-Australians have been trying to find a way to aid people in Greece, either financially or...
Australia
Greek-Australian Comedian Giannopoulos Vacationing in Mykonos
Greek-Australian stand-up comedian Nick Giannopoulos was spotted having fun on the Greek island of Mykonos this week. The comedian, known for his work on stage show "Wogs Out of Work" and popular TV sitcom "Acropolis Now," was seen dancing the...
Australia
Greek-Australian Arrested for Stabbing Neighbor in Preston
Tony Papadimitriou, a 35-year-old Greek-Australian from Preston, Victoria, was arrested for the murder of his 68-year-old neighbor Donato Galgano.
Papadimitriou appeared at the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Saturday morning, July 11, and did not apply for bail. He was ordered...
Australia
Unveiling of New Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial Announced
The Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee announced today the details for its forthcoming unveiling of Australia's newest Gallipoli memorial - The Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial.
The event will take place at 11:00 am on Saturday, August 8, 2015 - a hundred years to the...
Australia
Greek-Australian Businessman Helps Greek Pensioner in Need
A photograph picturing an elderly Greek man crying because he was not able to withdraw his pension after the imposition of capital controls has made news headlines last week, showing the world the situation that exists in the country. The photograph...