australia

Stefan Balafoutis, a Greek-Australian lawyer who was one of the hostages at Martin Place's Lindt cafe in Sydney, Australia, managed to escape before police entered the building to bring the siege to an end. Balafoutis was among the first five...

A documentary about the family of well-known Greek musician Nikos Xylouris and his brother Antonis Xylouris, mostly known as Psarantonis, is set to premiere in Athens on January 8, 2015. The documentary, entitled “A Family Affair,” is directed by Greek filmmaker...

No Greeks are currently being held hostages at the chocolate shop in Sydney. However, two Greek-Australians happened to be working close to the area where the hostage situation is underway. The two Greek-Australians, Akis Kastelloriou and John Tripidakis witnessed the...

Greek-Australian academic Sophie Karanicolas and her colleagues received the impressive grant of 225,000 dollars for their work on an innovative project entitled “Translating concept into practice: enabling first-year health sciences teachers to blueprint effective flipped learning approaches.” Karanicolas stated that, along...

Greek-Australian politician and Labor Party member Jenny Mikakos was sworn as Minister for Families, Children and Youth Affairs in Daniel Andrews’ Victorian state cabinet, on Thursday, December 4. After the elections on Saturday, November 29, Premier Daniel Andrews set a new...

Greek-Australian journalist, Mario Christodoulou, received this year’s Gold Walkey Award, along with Australian journalists Deb Masters and Fairfax Media’s Adele Ferguson. The Gold Walkey Awards is the most prestigious award for Australian journalism and the recipients are chosen...

Many Greek-Australian women participated in the breast cancer information day that was organized by the Breast Cancer Network of Australia in cooperation with the Greek Community of Melbourne and the Australian Social Welfare. The day's main speakers were Oncology...

Australia is always suffering from uncontrollable fires during the summer season. Just five years ago, on a day remembered as Black Saturday, 173 people lost their lives in a Victoria fire. Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne has teamed up with Frankston Concrete...

The Labor Party victory at the Victorian elections on Saturday, November 29, opens the door for Greek-Australian MP Jenny Mikakos to become Minister. Mikakos is expected to be sworn as Minister in the Victorian state government that will be formed...

The state seat elections of Oakleigh in Victoria, scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 29, have turned into a Greek battle. The district of Oakleigh in Melbourne is home to thousands of Greek-Australians who care about the community and want...