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Elderly Greek Australian Donates Thousands to Hospital in Greece
An elderly Greek Australian woman has donated tens of thousands of euros to the hospital in Argostoli, Kefalonia, the place where she was born ninety-three years ago.
Rubina Liosatou, who left Kefalonia for Australia sixty-five years ago, never forgot her...
Australia
The Greek-Australian Who Transforms Hospitalized Kids into Superheroes
Greek-Australian Jason Sotiris, in his quest to improve hospital life for children created superhero hospital gowns.
Australia
Shocking Video Emerges of Greek Patient Been Abused at Melbourne Hospital
The nurse at the centre of a case of alleged patient abuse in Victoria, that was caught on a camera hidden by the patient’s family, has been stood down.
The 30-year-old nurse is being investigated for a number of alleged...
Australia
The Easter Spirit: Greek-Australian’s Fundraiser for Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal
Over the past seven years, Greek-Australian Ellen Koutsodimitropoulos along with her family have raised some $31,000 for the Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
Every year they hold fundraisers at the Greek Community of Broadmeadows and Districts hall two weeks...
Australia
Australian Journalist Praises Greek Hospitality
Australian Huw Kingston, praises Greek tourism to the Australian media and does so very effectively as he describes his experiences traveling in Greece.
Kingston works as a travel journalist and owns a company that organizes adventure tours. His passion for...
Australia
Greek Woman Donates 1 Million Dollars to Hospital in Canberra
Sotiria Liagki, a Greek Australian philanthropist, donated 1 million dollars to the Hospital for Children and Women in Canberra. This amount will be paid gradually, over the next five years.
Sotiria Liagi and her family are famous in Canberra for...
Australia
Greek Community Donated +$1.2 billion to Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney
More than $1.2 billion dollars has been offered to the Children’s Hospital at Westmead by the Greek community of Sydney over the last 24 years. The Greek community contributes to the fight against diabetes.
The last donation of the community...
Australia
George Souris Named Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality, Racing & Arts in NSW
Greek-Australian MP for the NSW National Party, was appointed to an important Ministry position for the new coalition government, announced today by Premier Barry O’ Farrell.
Mr. O’ Farrell, who is the 43rd New South Wales Premier, introduced 8 “Super-Ministries”...
Australia
Greek Man Stabbed & Hospitalized After Cafe Attack
A Greek man has been hospitalised after he was stabbed yesterday in Adelaide's inner West.
Police were called to the assault at 2:20 p.m. yesterday afternoon, after the 60 year-old man was stabbed and punched by two men at a...
Australia
The Crucial Role of Greece’s Lemnos in the Gallipoli Campaign
During the Gallipoli campaign in World War I, the Greek island of Lemnos played a significant role as a staging area and base of operations for the Allied forces, including the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC).
Lemnos was...
Animals
Meet Hercules, the Gigantic Poisonous Spider Found in Australia
The largest male specimen of the world's most poisonous spider, dubbed "Hercules" after the mythical hero of ancient Greece, has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park.
The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider was found on the Central Coast,...
Australia
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...
Australia
Greek Australian Doctor Inherits Millions from Deceased Patient
A Greek Australian doctor is set to inherit millions from a patient’s will after a lengthy legal battle with the deceased man’s ex-business partner, friends and The Salvation Army.
According to The Daily Telegraph, this is the second time Dr....
Australia
Nick Kyrgios Uses App to Track His Stolen Tesla
Greek Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios helped police by using a phone app to remotely track his Tesla after it was stolen from his mother at gunpoint on Monday morning.
Kygrios was inside his family’s Canberra home at about 8.30...
Australia
Greece and Australia Create ANZAC Remembrance Trail on Lemnos
Greece and Australia are creating a Remembrance Trail on the Aegean island of Lemnos in honor of the Australian troops killed in the First World War.
The Australian Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Matt Keogh has confirmed a pledge announced last...