Australia

Although many Greek-Australians who live in the country were born in Australia, as did their parents and grandparents, they always have their real homeland in their hearts, which they can't forget. Every year, the descendants of Greeks from Asia Minor who...

A book entitled "Flames on the Water - Tears in the Sea," written by Greek-Australian Dr. Con Aroney was presented in Melbourne, as part of a series of events commemorating the Pontian genocide. The book is dedicated to the...

Since November 1912 Australian journalists were aware of the imminent uprooting of Hellenism in Asia Minor. This new information was found in newspaper reports presented by university professor of Greek descent, Panagiotis Diamantis in his lecture: How Australian journalists were...

Thousands of Greeks living on the Gallipoli peninsula in modern-day Turkey were victims of the ethnic cleansing and genocide of minorities, particularly Greeks, Armenians, and Assyrians, in Asia Minor. Credit: Public DomainThousands of Greeks living on the Gallipoli peninsula...

Australian George Treloar saved thousands of Pontian Greek refugees who were forced to flee their ancestral homes in Turkey in the 1920s.

The Greek and Cypriot communities in Australia urged Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday to recognize the genocide carried out against Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks and other Christian minorities by the Ottomans in the early 20th century. In a letter to...

Six speakers of Australia's Parliament approved earlier in the week the nation's first-ever motion for the government to officially acknowledge the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides. The motion's success with the Australian Parliament's House of Representatives is due to the...

The nation of Australia, as most people are aware, is home to one of the largest Greek diaspora communities in the world.

The Leader of The Australian Greens, Adam Bandt, has shown his support for the recognition of the Greek genocide on Monday. 

The beautiful and evocative music of Asia Minor took the audience at the Sydney Opera House on an historic, emotional journey in two performances recently, showcasing the melodies and rhythms of its rich, ancient cultures. The band members say that...

Greek Australian actress and model Olympia Valance took to social media to write about her papou (grandfather) Dimitri Gogos, who died on Monday at the age of 88. The actress, whose roles include Paige Smith in the soap opera "Neighbours"...

Dimitri, or "Takis" Gogos, the founder of Neos Kosmos, the largest Greek-Australian newspaper in the country, died on Monday at the age of 88. Born on February 13, 1931 on the island of Chios, Gogos' parents were refugees from Asia...

The Hellenic Museum in Melbourne opened on Thursday an exhibition paying tribute to photographer Nelly, one of Greece's most famous and controversial artists. "Against the ruins, Photographs by Nelly's", is a collection from the Benaki Museum Photographic Archives. Divided into three...

An open lecture about the roots of the Rebetika will be presented by Dr Demeter Tsounis on Thursday 26 April 2018, at the Greek Centre, as a part of the Greek History and Culture Seminars, offered by the Greek...

Musicians from Greece and Australia will pay homage to the Greek blues, or Rebetiko, in a festival at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Saturday. Pliri Ntaxei and Chrysoula K & Purpura from Greece, plus Australia-based performers Zourouna, the Melbourne Rebetiko...