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A Greek woman living in Sydney, won six million dollars in the Lotto six months after her divorce with her husband of twenty years. The 62-year-old husband instituted legal proceedings demanding half the sum. The husband maintained that even though...

The distinguished journalist of Greek descent George Megalogenis was honored with another award, this time with the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for the non-fiction category, for his book The Australian Moment. Megalogenis, who until recently was a commentator for the...

Alexander’s Lost World is the title of a documentary  of six one-hour episodes, which will be launched on Aug. 13 by History Channel of Foxtel platform in Australia and New Zealand. The film’s creator is the Australian David Adams, who,...

For several years the Australian economy has largely been based on ore exports to Asian countries. What perhaps it is not so well-known, is that those ores are transferred from Australia to China, India and other Asian countries by Greek...

The Professor of Ancient History Angelos Chaniotis is this year's Visiting Professor of the Australian Archaeological Institute in Athens (AAIA). The AAIA is one of seventeen international archaeological schools based in Athens and hosts a range of lectures, seminars,...

Despite the ongoing crisis, Greek wine producers are enjoying a big rise in demand coming not only from abroad but now also domestically, despite big increases in taxes on alcoholic beverages that had seen sales driven down. Greek wine is...

The Australian, the biggest-selling national newspaper in Australia, hosted in its insert magazine, Executive Living, a very flattering tribute to Greek wines. This tribute refers extensively to two Greek wine producing companies, Alpha Estate and Sigalas, "Both Alpha Estate and...

Hellenic Australian provides a wide range of consulting services to Greek citizens who are interested in working or studying in Australia. Australia is currently experiencing a shortage of qualified labor force and is in need of skilled workers. The Daily...

There has been an increase in the number of Greeks who choose Australia for university studies by approximately 500%. According to data from the Australian Department of Immigration, while only 102 young people from Greece got a student visa for...

Seven Greek-Australians are among the 200 richest people in Australia, according to the list published by the financial magazine BRW. The richest Greek in Australia is Kostas Makris, the former owner of the Greek football club Panachaiki, with 900 million...