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Australian Nurses in Anniversary of Gallipoli Battle

Antonis Hatzidiamantis, the mayor Lemnos island in northern Greece, met with Clare Ashton, research associate of the two high Nursing Schools of Australia. Their meeting was held in the context of celebrating 100 years from the landing of Australian troops of the...

“Lego Acropolis”: A Gift from Australia to the Acropolis Museum

"Maybe the British Museum refuses to give back the Elgin Marbles but we will offer an entire Acropolis as a gift to the Acropolis Museum", joked Michael Turner, senior curator of the Nicholson Museum in Sydney. LEGO Oedipus, LEGO Lord Elgin and LEGO Sigmund...

Tenedians of Melbourne Travel to their Homeland

A group of Greeks from Tenedos, living in Melbourne will organise a journey to their homeland in order to celebrate the feast day of St. Paraskevi on July 26. Antonios Limnios, who is currently living in Melbourne, said that although he was forced to leave...

Wimbledon Open: Nick Kyrgios beats Rafael Nadal! (video)

  The No1 seeded player on the ATP rankings and recent winner of the Roland Garros has just lost 3-1 to Nick Kyrgios. The Greek-Australian caused the biggest upset of the tournament so far and one of the biggest ones in tennis...

Melbourne’s Greek Community Grieves World Cup Loss to Costa Rica

Greece's loss to Costa Rica ahead of the World Cup quarter-finals caused sorrow to all members of Melbourne's Greek community who had gathered in cafes to watch the game on big screens. Melbourne has the third-largest Greek-speaking population in the world, after...

Melbourne: Statue in Honor of Lemnos

Representatives of the Australian armed forces, Australian veterans, many Australian politicians and many Greek-Australians attended an event held in St Kilda town Hall, organized by the Returned Services League (RSL) in collaboration with Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee. The organizers of the event aimed to raise...

The Seven Richest Greeks of Australia

Seven Greek expatriates are included on this year’s list of 200 richest Australians, which was published in the financial magazine BRW. Mining heiress Gina Rinehart topped the rich chart with a fortune of more than 20 billion dollars. #1. The...

Greek Australian Teenager Saves 9 Match Points to Beat Gasquet

(AP) - The youngest player in the men's draw at Wimbledon showed the composure of a veteran. Nick Kyrgios, a 19-year-old wild-card entry from Australia, rallied from two sets down and saved nine match points Thursday to overcome 13th-seeded Richard...

Senator Sinodinos Expected to Return to Abbott Government

According to press reports, the Greek-Australian Senator Arthur Sinodinos is likely to return to the Tony Abbott government, after he was found not guilty of corruption. An article which was published in the Australian newspaper Daily Telegraph noted that the...

Greek Dancers in ‘Strictly Ballroom The Musical’

Greek dancer Phoebe Panaretos will be participating in Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical, which will open in Melbourne in January 2015, at Her Majesty’s Theater. Besides Phoebe Panaretos, who has taken the lead role of Fran in the musical,...