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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias congratulated the Greek Diaspora members of Australia for their initiative entitled “Speak Greek in March." The Minister is confident that the campaign will be embraced by Greek-Australians across the globe. “I would like to congratulate...

Distinguished Aboriginal academic and activist Dr. Gary Foley called for the Parthenon Marbles' and Australian indigenous artifacts' return from the British Museum to their rightful place, in his lecture during a series of seminars on Greek History and Culture,...

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary since Anzac forces arrived on the island of Lemnos, Greece, on March 4, 1915, the Greek Diaspora of Sydney offered a unique artwork by Nikolas Foteinos to the New South Wales State Parliament, in the...

Food for Thought Network invites you to a special event celebrating International Women’s Day. The topic is Girls and Education. Distinguished guests to provide the keynote address are: Greek-Australian State Minister for Families and Children and Minister for Youth Affairs Jenny Mikakos...

The Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee will be holding a major new fundraising event - the Lemnos Gallipoli Photographic Exhibition. The exhibition showcases forty of the most important images from the photographic record of Lemnos' role in the Anzac story. This photographic archive is...

On International Women’s Day, the 33rd Greek Festival of Sydney celebrates the life and political pursuits of a truly spectacular woman, Melina Mercouri. In a speech by Dr. Panayota Nazou, Mercouri’s political reincarnation will be explored and discussed. Melina Mercouri’s...

Starting this Thursday, the 2015 Greek History and Culture Seminar series, organized by the Greek Community of Melbourne for the fifth consecutive year, will take place in the community’s new building. The seminars’ inaugural lecture is on March 5 with Aboriginal...

In a recent article the newspaper The Australian published by Rupert Murdoch is calling for the reinstatement of Greek-Australian politician Arthur Sinodinos, in the Tony Abbott government. The article stressed that Abbott’s government is losing ground therefore the return...

The annual Dionysios Solomos Awards took place on Sunday March 1 at the University of Sydney as part of the 33rd Greek Festival of Sydney. The event was hosted by the University’s Department of Modern Greek and the Greek...

The Australia-Greece Solidarity Campaign committee is working intensely to achieve its goal. As part of its activities as well as the financial support of the campaign, the committee collaborated with the Greek Film Club of Sydney, organizing a viewing...