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Australia’s Labor Party Reaches Out to Greece

The Labor party in Melbourne calls all members of the Greek community to express their opinion, complaints as well as key issues of importance within the community and organizations. Australia has changed significantly over the past two decades with a population now more diverse than ever, and has even more acknowledged the significant contribution made [...]

Julia Gillard: “Likening Economy to Greece is Absurd”

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has accused Tony Abbott of being “grossly irresponsible” for likening the future fortunes of the Australian economy to that of crisis-struck Europe. The opposition leader backed comments by former Commonwealth Bank of Australia boss and Future Fund head David Murray that Australia risked a European-style economic downturn if debt was not [...]

Professor Papastergiadis’ Lecture on Contemporary Migrants

Contemporary migrants have nothing in common with post World War II migrants, supports Professor of Cultural Studies, Media and Communications at the University of Melbourne Nikos Papastergiadis. The professor delivered a lecture to the Greek community of Melbourne on “The future of Multiculturalism and International Migration”. In his lecture, Mr. Papastergiadis claimed that the migrants [...]

Disabilities Prevail Within Greek Australian Community

According to a survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the level of disabilities within the Greek Australian community dramatically increased between 2003 and 2009. Just under one in five Australians born in Australia (about four million people) are facing a disability, according to reports in 2009. The dominance of disabilities in the Greek-born [...]