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Anzac Day: When Australians and New Zealanders Fought for Greece
ANZAC Day is a day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those...
Australia
Greek Entrepreneur Creates First Body Freezing Facility in Australia
A Greek entrepreneur created the first body-freezing facility in Australia aiming to resurrect the dead in the future.
Peter Tsolakides, who became interested in cryonics after reading Robert Ettinger’s book The Prospect of Immortality in the late 60s, founded Southern...
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The First Greek to Settle in South Australia
Georgios (or George) Tramountanas is generally credited for being the first Greek to migrate to South Australia in 1842, according to the National Archives of Australia.
Born in Athens in 1822, Tramountanas was from a family of shipbuilders and seamen...
Australia
Greek-Australian Singer VASSY Wins Prestigious Award, Releases New LP
Greek-Australian singer Vassy Karagiorgos, better known by her stage name VASSY, recently won the Song Writers Platinum Plaque from the US National Music Publishers’ Association for her 2014 hit "Bad."
"I have received other Plaques before, but getting this Gem...
Australia
Gold Nugget Worth $250,000 Sparks Gold Rush in Australia
Using an amateur metal detector, an Australian man discovered a large gold nugget in Victoria's goldfields in March last year.
The nugget is nearly 250,000 AUD ($160,000) in value and weighs 4.6kg. The discovery was made in the "golden triangle"...
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Australia’s First Battle of Crete Memorial Gets Green Light to Proceed
Work on the Battle of Crete Memorial at Kings Park in Perth, Western Australia is underway after many years of planning, negotiating, and fundraising.
Battle of Crete Memorial in Australia to Be Unveiled Later This Year
When complete, the memorial will...
Australia
Elderly Greek Australian Donates Thousands to Hospital in Greece
An elderly Greek Australian woman has donated tens of thousands of euros to the hospital in Argostoli, Kefalonia, the place where she was born ninety-three years ago.
Rubina Liosatou, who left Kefalonia for Australia sixty-five years ago, never forgot her...
Australia
Manhunt Launched in Greece for Australia’s Most Wanted Fugitive
Authorities in Greece and Australia are appealing to the public and offering a reward for information on the whereabouts of James Dalamangas, one of Australia's most wanted fugitives.
Dalamangas, a Greek Australian, is suspected of fleeing to Greece after stabbing...
Animals
Meet Hercules, the Gigantic Poisonous Spider Found in Australia
The largest male specimen of the world's most poisonous spider, dubbed "Hercules" after the mythical hero of ancient Greece, has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park.
The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider was found on the Central Coast,...
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The Fascinating Story of the First Greeks Sailing to Australia
Aptly titled "Hawks in a Cage," a book released recently describes the fascinating story of the first seven Greeks who sailed to Australia. The book, by Konstandina Moshou, is a fictional adventure taking place on a British ship in...
Australia
Greek Australians Angered by Parthenon Marbles TV Coverage
Greek Australians expressed their deep concern and disappointment regarding the recent coverage by ABC Channel of the Parthenon Marbles, where they were consistently referred to as the “Elgin” Marbles.
The President of the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM), Bill Papastergiadis,...
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Australia’s Greek Film Festival Celebrates 30 Years
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It was back in 1992 that the Antipodes Board, the Cultural Arm of the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM), decided to proceed with the inaugural Greek Film Festival together with the Greek Community of Sydney (GCS).
By Steve Bakalis
The Sydney...
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The Greek Paradox: Why Do First Generation Greek-Australians Live Longer?
Scottish-Australian physician Norman Swan has made a complex discovery recently. Swan found that Greek-Australians, despite subscribing to potentially life-threatening practices and diets, have the second highest life expectancy behind the Japanese.
Swan dubbed this situation "the Greek Paradox" in his...
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The Astonishing Story of the First Female Greek Immigrant to Australia
Ekaterini Plessou-Crummer, the first female Greek immigrant to Australia in the mid-1800s, has an incredible personal story that is filled with encounters with historical figures of the Greek War of Independence.
Plessou was born in a small village in Thesprotia...
Australia
The Day the First Greeks Arrived in Australia
It was a day much like any other, on August 27, 1829 when the first-ever recorded Greeks set foot on the continent of Australia.