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Australia's branch of the Greek extreme-right wing party Golden Dawn is raising funds using an unregistered charity, according to a recent "Guardian" article. A Melbourne-based charity named Voithame Tin Ellada (VTE), which translates to “We Are Helping Greece," has been...

With a stunning performance, Hawthorn ("Hawks") beat Sydney ("Swans") by an impressive 137-74 on Saturday, snatching the twelfth title in the club's history. While the Australian Football League (AFL) is worshipped all throughout Australia, it has a particularly strong following...

Greek-Australian Helen Glouftsi makes history as it is almost certain that she will become the first female referee in Australian football, a sport that is worshiped as a religion and played mainly by men. Saturday was the championship final in...

Former New South Wales tourism, hospitality and racing minister George Souris has confirmed that he will not recontest his seat in next year's parliamentary elections. Mr. Souris, the Nationals MP for the Upper Hunter, will have served a total...

A Greek Australian voyeur who used a mirror and mobile phone to film women in public bathrooms has been sentenced to 250 hours of community service. Apostolos Kipouros, 19, was caught at the Woden Westfield shopping centre in Canberra earlier this year. A woman...

18-year old Maria Skalisti has been chosen to represent Australia, her country of birth, in the upcoming 47th International Youth Congress in the Hague. The Congress will see more than 4,000 delegates from 90 countries discussing various international issues. Their proposals...

Over the last few years, Australian media and Indonesian newspapers have been swirling with talk of John Svigos, a Greek-Australian gynecologist and obstetrician who has saved hundreds of lives in Bali. His work's life work has significantly reduced mortality for...

Greek Cypriot-born Australian actress Ada Nicodemou has made her first public appearance after losing her second child with husband Chrys Xipolitas to stillbirth. The 37-year-old actress has been starring in the long-running Australian soap opera "Home and Away" since 2000, portraying Leah...

"Melbourne officially has the largest Greek Cultural Centre in the world, marking a new, brighter future for the Greek Diaspora," said the President of Melbourne's Greek Community Vasilis Papastergiadis at the inauguration of the Greek Cultural Centre in Melbourne. The...

Greeks of Australia prosper in all walks of economic life. Consolidated Travel is a travel agency led by Greek Australian Spyros Alysandratos. It was recently included within the top 500 private Australian businesses, according to a list published by...