Australia

The Chairman and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company Andrew N. Liveris is spearheading an extraordinary effort to provide $40 million to support University of Queensland (UQ). UQ alumnus Mr Liveris and his wife, Mrs Paula Liveris, have donated $13.5...

Alastair Blanshard, professor at the University of Queensland presented a lecture entitled "Explorations of Beauty and Desire in Ancient Greece" during the Greek history and culture seminars held by the Greek community of Melbourne on Thursday, March, 27. The...

 Chairman and CEO of Dow Chemical Andrew Liveris will be giving a lecture at the University of Queensland this month.  It will focus on the state of Queensland, Australia and the world in the next 100 years. Dow Chemical is...

The friendship begun in the 1960s between a Hong Kong boarding school student and a lecturer in the Classics has led to a $300,000 donation toward establishing an endowed lectureship in ancient Greek languages. The scholarship and projected lectureship post...

Greek expatriate hematologist and oncologist Paul Eliadis, donated an impressive 1 million dollars  to the University of Queensland in order to create a Chair of Ancient Greek History. “I believe that any University that doesn’t offer Ancient Greek History lessons...

The Modern Greek program for Griffith University is on its way to getting the green light after last year’s discussions between university Professor Michael Tsianikas, Head of the Modern Greek program at Flinders University. The program has the total support...

The life of Jim Fouras which took him from a rural Greek village to Speaker of the Queensland Parliament has been remembered by the state's leaders on Wednesday. Demetrios 'Jim' Fouras died aged 83 in November last year, and Premier...

The Hellenic Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry celebrated the best and brightest in the Hellenic-Australian community for the 34th consecutive year on Thursday November 19 in its first-ever digital awards ceremony. This year has been a year of firsts...

A lecture about Greeks in the service of the Ottoman Empire during the 17th and 18th century will be presented at the Greek Center for Contemporary Culture in Melbourne, Australia. The seminar, presented by Emeritus Professor Robert Milns, will...

The Greek Orthodox Community of St George Brisbane is offering scholarships for students who wish to study modern Greek through a program run by The University of Queensland's Institute of Modern Languages (IML). The scholarships were established in 2011 and are maintained...

Andrew Liveris, the Greek-Australian Chairman & CEO of Dow Chemical  revealed that he wants to get involved with politics when he retires from his current job. Mr. Liveris was honored during Australia Day, as he was awarded with the Officer General Division...

Paniyiri is Queensland’s signature celebration of all things Greek and the state’s largest cultural festival. The event will be held May 19-20 at Musgrave Park and The Greek Club in South Brisbane. Now in its 36th  successful and exciting year,...

The prospects of a sister-city relationship between Adelaide and Athens, spearheaded by several prominent Greek-Australians, has recently been in the spotlight and received the green light approval in May 2023 by the Adelaide City Council. By Steve Bakalis Famously known as...

Fiona Barboutis Martin, whose family is from tiny Castellorizo in the southeastern Aegean, was elected as Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party in the marginal federal Sydney seat of Reid in the May 18 elections. Barboutis Martin, a child...

Greek-Australian Demetri Hughes has celebrated more than one professional accomplishment in recent years. Now he has one more distinction to add to the list. Already recognized as a marketing expert in his accomplished career, Hughes is the managing director of...