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Australian Government Asks for the Return of Greek Senator

Australian Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey asked for the return of Greek former Senator Arthur Sinodinos to the cabinet. Hockey stated that Sinodinos is an honest and capable man "of great personal integrity." "Arthur is a wonderful person, a man of great personal...

Greek Journalists Awarded in Australia

This year's Multicultural and Indigenous Media Awards (MIMA) had a Greek scent. Greek newspaper "Neos Kosmos" reporter Maja Jovic received the news reporting award. Her winning entry was entitled "Family Violence Confronted (In Victoria)," a story focused on the high level of unreported...

Greek Orthodox and Muslims of Australia Against Golden Dawn

The upcoming visit of the two Golden Dawn MPs with seats in the European Parliament, Eleftherios Synadinos and Georgios Epitideios, in Australia has caused the reaction of the Greek community. The two MPs will visit Australia in October and are...

Two Men Arrested for Greek Orthodox Church Burglary

Detectives from the Rosebud Crime Investigation Unit have arrested two men in relation to a burglary at a Greek Orthodox Church in Red Hill in July. The men were arrested following a number of warrants conducted this morning and...

Greek-Australian Woman Among World’s Best Researchers

This year, the highest academic award in Australia, the ARC Laureate Fellowship, was awarded to Greek-Australian Joy Damousi, history professor and head of the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. Damousi is the first female academic of...

Hellas Cakes: The Sweets that Make Australians Go Mad

Greek store Hellas Cakes in Melbourne, Australia, has catered some of the most prestigious parties and supplied many local cafes with delicious kourabiethes, baklava and galaktoboureka. For 52 years, the shop is a reference point of the city and is associated with...

Greek Treasures Exhibition at Hellenic Museum of Melbourne

The Hellenic Museum of Melbourne will host the exhibition "Gods, Myths and Mortals: Greek Treasures Across the Millennia" which opens on Wednesday, September 10. The inauguration of the exhibition, which comes from the renowned Benaki Museum in Athens, will be attended...

South Melbourne Hellas Crowned Victoria Champions

Historic Greek football team South Melbourne Hellas were crowned champions of the Victorian National Premier League (NPLV). The Greek-Australian team, founded in 1959, has won the Victorian championship while it has also won four national championships. South Melbourne Hellas, representing Oceania, had participated in the...

Award for Greek-Australian Architectural Company

Greek-Australian company Structural Challenge, from the University of Monash in Melbourne, has been named best architectural company of the year in Victoria and Tasmania by the Australian Institute of Steel Construction. The company was awarded for a pioneering steel construction, not...

Australian City Hall Room Named after Greek Mayor

Theodoros Sidiropoulos took part in the Resistance, he was the first Greek mayor (and alderman) in the historical labor municipality of Collingwood in 1977 and the first Greek Labor Party MP in the state parliament of Victoria. Even though Sidiropoulos...