Greek Australian

The House of Representatives and the Senate of the Australian state of Victoria recently honored a Greek-Australian citizen who had been working as an electrician for almost 50 years. Electrician Yiannis Tremoulas received a special parliamentary tribute for his 48...

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...

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 “Speak Greek in March” campaign kicked off to an impressive start on Sunday, March 1 in Australia. The campaign aims to raise awareness among Greek Diaspora members on the issue of Greek language which is slowly losing ground...

On Saturday February 14 and Sunday February 15, the 33rd Greek Festival of Sydney transformed Darling Harbour into a bustling site, with the two-day annual Greek Fest. Over the two days, visitors were treated to entertainment on two stages. International...

“The first aim of the AGSC is to let the Australian people know the truth about Greece. The second is to organize people to push the Australian government to support the Greek people,” said Adam Rorris, coordinator of the...

Friends and relatives contributed to a fundraiser to assist Greek Australian Mary Mourgelas whose husband was killed by a bolt of lightning in Worongary. The 39-year-old Kane Bennett was killed trying to protect his wife and two children from an...

Two Greek-Australian artists were included on “The Power Trip 2015” list of “The 50 Most Powerful People in Australian Art.” Barry Keldoulis, a Sydney gallery owner, curator and Sydney Contemporary Art Fair and Melbourne Art Fair director, took the...

The number of people who learn Greek in Australia has significantly dropped due to the lack of qualified Greek language teachers, the reduction of Greek language teaching hours and outdated teaching methods. These are the findings of a scientific research...

Greek-Australian Manny Stavropoulos took the first place among 648 poker players who participated at the Aussie Millions tournament. He won the impressive amount of 1,385,500 million Australian dollars in the tournament that took place in Melbourne’s Crown Casino. The Greek-Australian, originating from Melbourne, participated...