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Three-Month Old Baby is the Fifth Dead in Melbourne Car Incident

(AP/Andrew Brownbill) A 3-month-old baby has succumb to injuries on Saturday, making the child the fifth dead victim of Dimitrious Gargasoulas, who drove his car into pedestrians in Melbourne's Bourke Street Mall. Police shot at the 26-year-old Greek-Australian man who deliberately...

Experimental Drug Saves Greek Baby

A baby boy born in a Melbourne hospital to Greek parents, is still alive due to a medicinal miracle. A few hours after his birth, he became so seriously ill and his life was in such danger that his parents were...

Greek-Australian Baby Born 395gr Survives!

Australian scientists are calling the birth and survival of a Greek-Australian infant who was born prematurely at 395gr as a “scientific miracle.” He is one of the smallest infants ever to be born and survive in Victoria. The case of ...

Grimbilas’ Baby Daughter Passes Away

The infant daughter of Greek-Australian journalist Kostas Grimbilas passed away after suffering serious health problems, a numbing loss for the family. Grimbilas announced his daughter’s death via his personal account on Facebook writing “We warmly thank you for your messages...

Miracle Baby Connor’s Parents Fundraisers

People call him the miracle baby. This is the 16-month Greek Connor Anastasopoulos who is considered really lucky to be alive. He was born five weeks prematurely, on October 24, 2011, and contracted meningitis a few days later. All his...

Multiple Dead in Sydney Shopping Mall Stabbing Attack

At least five people have been killed during an attack at a shopping mall in Sydney, Australia with multiple reported stabbings. Nine people may have been stabbed in total. The suspected attacker was reportedly shot dead by a police officer....

Parents Reunite With Surrogate Babies After Fertility Scandal in Greece

Australian parents have finally been reunited with their surrogate babies after the fertility scandal that erupted in a clinic in Greece last August. The ordeal began when a fertility clinic in Crete, Greece was abruptly shut down, triggering a police...

Can the Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Be Brought Back to Life?

Almost 100 years after its extinction, scientists at The University of Melbourne are ready to try and bring the Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) back to life. The species has been declared extinct since the 1930s. The initiative now has a partnership...

Greek Australian Maria Makrides Named 2022 Scientist of the Year

Greek Australian Professor Maria Makrides has been named 2022 Scientist of the Year in South Australia's Science Excellence and Innovation Awards. The awards, announced last week, recognize the state's leading science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) professionals. Professor Makrides, deputy...

Greek-Australian Man Needs Help in Battling Multiple Sclerosis

Greek-Australian man Dimitri Garbas, a father of two, has been battling multiple sclerosis since 2017. Fighting off crippling nerve pain and an array of other symptoms, he is now pinning his hopes on trying a new treatment that he...

Greek Australians in Sydney Prepare to Celebrate Bicentennial of Greek War of Independence

The Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales recently established a committee tasked with planning the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the beginning of Greece's War of Independence in 1821. The committee is composed of prominent members of the...

Check Out the 6 Greek Restaurants that Made the Australia Good Food Guide 2019

We all know that Greeks love to eat...and whats more, they love to cook! Greek restaurants make for popular eateries all over the world. Recently, six amazing Greek restaurants have graced the list of Australia's Food Guide 2019. Let's...

Gribilas Family Call on Greek Community to Help Children of Greece

  Photo: Facebook (Konstantina Angelique Gribilas Fund) Kosta and Poppy Gribilas have joined forces with Greek children's charity "The Smile of The Child" in order to raise funds for a mobile preventative medical unit, to serve children in need in Greece's...

Dimitrious Gargasoulas, Accused ‘Bourke Street Mall Killer’ Proclaims Himself as ‘The Savior’

Dimitrious Gargasoulas, the 26-year-old man accused of driving his car into a crowd last January killing six people and injuring dozens of pedestrians in Melbourne's CBD appeared in court Wednesday via video-link. Gargasoulas' lawyers claimed that the accused was "too...

Greek Man Dubbed a ‘Hero’ After Helping Victims at Bourke Street Mall Tragedy

Greek-Australian Lou Bougias found himself in a position that no one ever wants to be in -- he was on Bourke Street when Jim Gargasoulas ran his car into innocent by passers, killing several people and injuring many more. There were...