Australia

The organization "Hellenic Australia Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc. Northern Territory" (HACCI NT) was launched last week at Parliament House in Darwin. Chief Minister of the Northern Territory Michael Gunner assisted in the establishment of the HACCI NT by...

Most people run a mile at any mention of the evil eye, but one enterprising Greek emigre in Australia has taken the folklore tale and turned it into gold. Myrto Levidi left her home in the Athenian suburb of Glyfada...

A new Hellenic Scholarship which will help support students living in Greece or Cyprus to come study in Australia has been created at the Melbourne Business School, home to Australia’s first MBA program. The new Hellenic Scholarship would provide financial...

Greek-Australian businessman John Poulakis, from Coburg, Victoria admitted to falsifying customs documents in order to pay less duty. The 57-year-old man who owns the high-end Melbourne-based men's clothing store Harrolds had been importing suits from Europe, undervaluing their original prices...

Greek-Australian politician and Victorian Legislative Council for Southern Metropolitan Region member Philip Alexander Dalidakis was appointed as Victoria's new Minister for Small Business, Innovation and Trade after Adem Somyurek's resignation. Somyurek quit on Tuesday after he was accused of bullying his former...

A photograph picturing an elderly Greek man crying because he was not able to withdraw his pension after the imposition of capital controls has made news headlines last week, showing the world the situation that exists in the country. The photograph...

Greek-Australian businessman and honorary Consul General of Greece in Queensland Dimitris Raptis used to owe the state 30 million Australian dollars in taxes and after several court battles he now has to pay only six dollars. Mr. Raptis' construction company...

For the second consecutive year, the 30-year-old Greek businesswoman Dimitra Markogiannaki was named one of Australia’s top female entrepreneurs under 40. Dimitra “Demi” Markogiannaki was born in and raised in Athens, though her parents originated from Kalavryta, Peloponnese and Chania,...

A few days ago, a book was released about a young shepherd from Arcadia, Greece, who went on to become a taxi driver in Melbourne and through hard work, perseverance, honesty and charisma, he managed to turn into one of...

Greek-Australian businessmen and members of the Greek community Steven and Harry Tsalikidis and Athanasios Salahas donated several hundred thousand dollars to the new Greek Cultural Centre in Melbourne, according to evrytanika.gr. The Cultural Centre was inaugurated in September. "As a...

Dimitra Markogiannaki was voted one of the" top businesswomen in Australia" a few months ago. On Tuesday night, the company established two years ago by Dimitra Markogiannaki and her partners Cheng Zhu, Kim Huynh and Martin Kemka, won the...

The Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott expressed his interest in the family business Frutex Australia of the Greek entrepreneur Peter Magiros. Frutex Australia is a company operating in the food industry, founded in 1968 by Peter Magiros, who came to...

One of the most renowned Greek-Australian companies is for sale. The Black Swan, formerly Poseidon Tarama in the mid-70s, is a top dip company in Australia. The company was founded by Christos Saristavros, who began selling Tarama (fish roe dip)...

Suzi Dafnis is yet another Greek woman who excels abroad. She has been the CEO of the Australian Businesswomen's Network since 1995 and has won the Entrepreneur of the Year award numerous times. In 1994 she started her own business...

In the framework of the anniversary for the one year since the foundation of the Hellenic-Australian Business Council (HABC), the Ambassador of Australia in Greece, Jennifer Polyxeni Bloomberg hosted a dinner in her house. In her speech to the attendees,...