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Scottish-Australian physician Norman Swan has made a complex discovery recently. Swan found that Greek-Australians, despite subscribing to potentially life-threatening practices and diets, have the second highest life expectancy behind the Japanese. Swan dubbed this situation "the Greek Paradox" in his...

Ekaterini Plessou-Crummer, the first female Greek immigrant to Australia in the mid-1800s, has an incredible personal story that is filled with encounters with historical figures of the Greek War of Independence. Plessou was born in a small village in Thesprotia...

The puzzling discovery of a mysterious object in Australia has left the police scratching their heads. The massive mysterious object, resembling a dome, was found by locals at Green Head Beach, situated about 250km (155 miles) north of Perth. Both...

An American tourist who had to fight off a "frisky" kangaroo while on holiday in Australia has become an internet sensation. In a TikTok posted by @brooke.so.hip on June 11, a man was seen shielding a woman away from a...

ANZAC Day is a day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those...

Climate experts are warning of a possible El Niño phenomenon later this year. El Niño is a warming of the Pacific Ocean that can cause extreme weather events worldwide. Some models suggest a "super El Niño" with very high...

The Greek diaspora will be mostly absent from the parliamentary elections of May 21, as only 27,579 out of millions of Greeks residing all over the world have applied to vote. This is a fiasco for the government and political...

Using an amateur metal detector, an Australian man discovered a large gold nugget in Victoria's goldfields. The nugget is nearly 250,000 AUD ($160,000) in value and weighs 4.6kg.The discovery was made in the "golden triangle" area between Bendigo, Ballarat,...

The US, UK and Australia have unveiled details of their plan to create a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, aimed at countering China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Under the AUKUS pact Australia is to get its first nuclear-powered subs...

Australia and New Zealand have been ranked as the best places to survive a nuclear winter or other cataclysmic events, according to a study published in the journal Risk Analysis. Other countries including Iceland, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu are...