By Danai Kanella A Greek-Australian found a very creative, even though hard to achieve, way to protest what he felt was the humiliation of Greece by the international media during the last years and to advertise his homeland abroad: he climbed Mt. Everest. Antonis Kontekakis, 29, said he wanted to prove that Greek people ”can [...]
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2012 HACCI Excellence Awards Gala
The 2012 Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Excellence Awards Gala Ball took place on Friday 12 October 2012 at the prestigious and stunning MURAL Hall in Melbourne. The almost 400 guests in attendance, all looking sensational, were treated to a night of prestige and glamour in a celebration of Hellenic achievement which can only [...]
Comino’s Passion for Return of Parthenon Marbles
The Chairman and Founder of the first committee in the world for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Hellas, Emanuel Comino, made a strong plea for the British Museum, where they are housed, to return the stolen goods to Greece. Comino, from Sydney and Chairman of the International Organising Committee – Australia – for [...]
Greek-Australian in Custody for Murdering Prostitute
Steve Constantinou, 48, of Port Melbourne, is accused of murdering stripper and prostitute Johanna Martin on October 11. Her body was found on that day bound and wrapped in a blanket in Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne, not far from his Evans Street address. Constantinou appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday where he did not [...]
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05 / 19 Paniyiri 2013 Packs In The Crowds
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05 / 17 Political Reactions To St Nicholas Church Soundproofing
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05 / 17 Greek-Australian Sues Qatar Airways
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05 / 15 Five Million Dollars to Soundproof Greek Church
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05 / 15 Australia to Receive 190,000 Immigrants
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05 / 15 All Open Windows Opens Doors Too
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05 / 14 Cretan Battle Veterans Return to Crete
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05 / 13 Paniyiri Greek Festival Opens Gates
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05 / 13 Aussie Parliament Notes Pontian Genocide
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05 / 10 Aussies From Kythera Push Tourism
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05 / 15 Australia to Receive 190,000 Immigrants
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05 / 13 Aussie Parliament Notes Pontian Genocide
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05 / 13 Paniyiri Greek Festival Opens Gates
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05 / 15 Five Million Dollars to Soundproof Greek Church
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05 / 10 Anthony Toumpourou Passes Away
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05 / 17 Political Reactions To St Nicholas Church Soundproofing
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05 / 17 Greek-Australian Sues Qatar Airways
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05 / 15 All Open Windows Opens Doors Too
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05 / 14 Cretan Battle Veterans Return to Crete
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05 / 10 Aussies From Kythera Push Tourism
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Aren’t you sick of being called a WOG?
Santorini, Greece. Flickr MarcelGermain I don’t know about you, but I am sick and tired of a certain group of Anglo-Australians saying, “You’re a dirty wog” immediately followed [...]