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More Than 50,000 People ‘Got Their Greek On’ at the 41st Paniyiri Greek Festival
The popular Paniyiri Greek Festival once again took place for the 41st time in Brisbane last weekend and with over 50,000 people attending the two-day event, it was a huge success!
Locals and tourists alike ate traditional Greek food such...
Australia
The Paniyiri Greek Festival Set to Take Place in Brisbane May 20-21
The popular Paniyiri Greek Festival is once again taking place in Brisbane! Locals are gearing up for the event which will have traditional Greek food as well as the introduction of The Plateia, and a performance in celebration of...
Australia
Greek Lesbian Passenger Accuses Airline Company of Homophobia
Greek passenger Kristina Antoniades was traveling with the Australian airline Qantas when she was asked to move seats, so that a married couple could sit together. The 35-year-old lawyer was travelling from Brisbane to Melbourne with her partner and...
Australia
Australian PM Tony Abbott Attends Greek ‘Paniyiri’ in South Brisbane
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott visited the Greek ‘Paniyiri’ fare in South Brisbane on May 23 and 24, enjoying Greek delicacies and beverages along with organizers and attendees.
Followed by many politicians, the Australian Prime Minister arrived in Musgrave Park where...
Australia
Greek Singer Nana Mouskouri to Perform in Australia
Nana Mouskouri, one of the most well-known Greek singers with fans across the globe, will be returning to Australia for several concerts in April 2015.
The 80-year-old singer will be performing in Australia as part of her world tour to celebrate her birthday...
Australia
Greek-Australians Honor Asia Minor Catastrophe
Although many Greek-Australians who live in the country were born in Australia, as did their parents and grandparents, they always have their real homeland in their hearts, which they can't forget.
Every year, the descendants of Greeks from Asia Minor who...
Australia
Greek Paniyiri in Brisbane
The annual Greek Paniyiri, held May 24 and 25 at Musgrave Park, Brisbane attracted more than 60,000 people who had the chance to get to know the Greek culture and tradition.
The visitors tasted the traditional Greek dishes sold by the...
Australia
A Book Dedicated to Asia Minor Immigrants in Australia
A book entitled "Flames on the Water - Tears in the Sea," written by Greek-Australian Dr. Con Aroney was presented in Melbourne, as part of a series of events commemorating the Pontian genocide. The book is dedicated to the...
Australia
Brisbane: Anti-Fascists Confront GD Rally Near Greek Consul
The Australia First Party organized a rally in solidarity with Greece's neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, but the dozen or so supporters gathered outside Brisbane’s Greek Club were met outside the Consul General of Greece by 200 unionists and supporters of the anti-fascist movement Antifa...
Art
“The Future Ancients” Poetry By Greek Expat Luka Lesson
Greek-Australian Luka Lesson or Haralampou, as is his real name, presented his first poetry collection entitled “The future Ancients" in Melbourne.
Luka from Brisbane, and child of Greek immigrants has already proven himself as a modern performance poet. Many of...