Australia

With a stunning performance, Hawthorn ("Hawks") beat Sydney ("Swans") by an impressive 137-74 on Saturday, snatching the twelfth title in the club's history. While the Australian Football League (AFL) is worshipped all throughout Australia, it has a particularly strong following...

Greek Australian who made his West Ham first-team debut in League Cup tie in September 2012 dies after fighting testicular cancer for three years. Tombides died on Friday morning, after being diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2011. Tombides played youth team...

Andrew Dimitriou, head of Australian Football (AFL) , earns a salary six times higher than that of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. The salary of Mr. Dimitriou, from $ 560,000 in 2004, increased by 275% and reached $ 2,100,000 this year. The annual salary of the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard is $ 365,922. The salary of Mr. Dimitriou was a...

The Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship, Nicholas Kotsiras has praised the latest graduates of the AFL's Multicultural Camp. The camp is supported by AFL Victoria, in partnership with AFL Multicultural Program partner clubs. The AFL Multicultural Camp brings together...

Three Greek-Australian football players are accused of gang rape with a British tourist on Kos.  The 20 year old girl in a state of shock and distress, admitted being raped by the athletes to the local police station.  She claimed to...

Young Socceroos, Australia's national  football team for those under-20, has recently announced its 23-player squad about to take part in the Asian Football Cup (AFC U-22). But the Greek communities of Australia have an extra reason to stay focused...

Greece and Australia are reveling at the prospect of soccer coach Angelos (Ange) Postecoglou joining English giants Tottenham, after an incredibly successful spell at Scottish champions Celtic. The Greek Australian coach is set to become a Premier League manager, with...

In the lead up to the new NRL season, we look at the careers of prominent Greek-Australian rugby league players, administrators and the next big hopeful.

According to international research headed by Professor Emmanuel Stamatakis, a Greek-Australian scientist at Sydney University, tennis, swimming and aerobics are the three best sports for health. On the contrary, he notes, football and jogging are less beneficial and do not...

While in Australia for the two friendly matches against Australian team Socceroos, the Greek National Football team attended an honorary ceremony at the Greek Community Center, organized by the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria. The football players and...

The Greek National Football team was welcomed warmly by the Greek expatriates of Australia, at the Sydney airport. The team will be in Australia to face the Australian team in two friendly matches in Sydney on June 4 and...

The National Greek football team will face the Australian team in two friendly matches on June 2016 in Sidney. Both matches will take place at the ANZ Stadium, one on June 4 and the other on June 7. The last...

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...

Mykonos is the second most popular destination for Australians who are planning on traveling in 2015, according to a survey conducted by Skyscanner. The travel industry giant, recorded all the destinations that people are searching for through the company’s website....

Greek-Australian Helen Glouftsi makes history as it is almost certain that she will become the first female referee in Australian football, a sport that is worshiped as a religion and played mainly by men. Saturday was the championship final in...