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Cabinet Reshuffle: Senator Sinodinos Named Industry, Innovation and Science Minister
This week it was announced that Senator Arthur Sinodinos will be taking over the role of industry, innovation and science minister, replacing Greg Hunt, following a cabinet reshuffle.
The announcement was made on Wednesday following the reshuffle by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
The...
Australia
A Dream Come True: 19-Year-Old Greek-Australian Plays With Keith Urban in Concert!
On December 17, 2016 Greek-Australian teen Ellen Tefanis got to experience something that most people can only dream about -- a guitar duet with the legendary country musician Keith Urban during one of his concerts!
How did the teenager manage...
Australia
Come Celebrate at the 38th Semaphore Greek Festival in Adelaide!
Adelaide is celebrating Greece at the Semaphore foreshore on the weekend of January 14 -15 at the 38th Semaphore Greek Festival.
The festival is sure to attract thousands as last year over 35,000 people attended.
This year, visitors will be able to...
Australia
Springvale Church-Goer Slips on Leaf and Sues St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church
After slipping and falling down on a leaf in the foyer of the entrance as she left St Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church in Springvale, 70-year-old Penelope Liakopolous is suing her place of worship.
She filed a claim with the County...
Australia
‘Transterritorial Hellenism: A Journey Through Some Sites’ Offered at the Greek Centre
This January the Greek centre will be offering the 6 week course: 'Transterritorial Hellenism: A Journey Through Some Sites' where students will examine the concept of Hellenism and the realities of Greece today.
The course is being offered as a cross-institution subject enrollment...
Australia
Gov’t Gives $200,000 Grant to the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia
Christmas came early this year for the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA), which just received a $200,000 grant from the SA government.
The grant is to be used towards restoring Olympic Hall to building standards.
The gift was given...
Australia
Mayor of Kangaroo Island : ‘Australia Needs to Take a Lesson From Greece in Humanity’
Last summer Peter Clements, the mayor of Australian's Kangaroo Island, was quite impressed with the Greek hospitality and determination of the people when he visited the Mytilene campus of the University of the Aegean for the 14th Islands of...
Australia
Greek-Millennials Flee to Melbourne in Search of a Better Life
An interesting study highlighting the new wave of newly arrived Greek migrants to Melbourne was recently completed by Greek researcher and associate of the World Tourism Organization, Nikolaos Gkolfinopoulos.
The study focused on Greek-Millennial Migrants (GMMs) who came to Australia...
Art
Touching Documentary ‘Istoria’ by Greek-Australian Wins Over Hollywood!
The feature-length documentary called Istoria, produced by Greek-Australian Nicolaos Demourtzidis has just won the prestigious Hollywood International Independent Documentary Award (2016) in the Foreign Documentary Feature Category.
The film is a touching story that revolves around a journey back to...
Australia
Listen to the Magical Pontic Lyra at Mathaios and Konstantinos Tsahouridis’ Body and Soul Tour in Australia [video]
Want to enjoy the musical magic of the Pontic lyra? Check out the Tsahouridis brothers on stage at their show titled Body and Soul as they are set to do shows in Adelaide and Sydney with the accompaniment of a...