Australia

Ancient Greek masterpieces loaned by the British Museum are on display starting Friday at the National Museum of Australia. The artifacts form part of an exhibition titled "Ancient Greeks: Athletes, Warriors and Heroes," which explores the triumphs, conquests and epic...

The British Museum has partnered with multiple museums in Australia to bring over enough objects to display an Ancient Greek exhibit.

Australian senator Nick Xenophon has contacted the UK Home Office to clarify whether he holds a dual citizenship. The senator said he would publically reveal the documents he receives back from the UK government as soon as possible, predicting he...

There is an open seminar to take place as a part of a lecture series at the Greek Centre in Melbourne titled Australia British Greeks': labour, race and Hellenism in early Greek Australia, 1890s. The presentation will tell the story...

The British Museum is not willing to give back the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece, stated Neil Macgregor, the Museum’s director. But, Greece can rent them if it wants. A two page tribute and an interview with Neil Macgregor is included in the...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

Thousands of Greek-Australians and Greek culture enthusiasts are attending the Antipodes Lonsdale Street Greek Festival in Melbourne.

The story of how Greeks migrated from their native land to Australia is an interesting one. In 1829, the first known Greeks arrived in Australia. However, they did not arrive voluntarily. They were a group of seven sailors who were...

What does the history of gambling in Victoria have to do with Greece? In a name, 89-year-old Nick Cecil. Cecil, a Greek-Australian, was Victoria's first undercover cop. In his heyday, he tackled the illegal off-course gambling industry when it was...

Greek-Australians are one of the largest minority groups in the country.