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A Love Story that Began During WW2

An unknown Greek- Australian love story that began in the midst of the War in 1940, was released these past days by the Australian press. Xanthoula Papadopoulou a 14-year old Greek girl, met Australian Sergeant, Herbert Wrigley who fought with...

$40,000 Raised for Lemnos Memorial Statue

The event which took place at the Parliament House of Victoria aiming to raise money in order to establish a monument that will honor the contribution of Lemnos at the battle of Gallipoli, raised an amount of $40,000. “My grandfather...

“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...

Australia Doesn’t Want the U.S. Spying

"Australia cooperates with the United States in surveillance and interceptions," says the Australian Professor Des Ball, an expert in espionage. According to him, the Australian Defence Signals Directorate service exchanges classified intelligence with the U.S. National Security Agency and is...

South Melbourne’s Odysseas Lekatsas Passes Away

South Melbourne FC, one of the historic soccer clubs of the Greek Diaspora mourns the death of one of its founding members, Odysseas Lekatsas. Odysseas Lekatsas, member of the historic family of Lekatsas, died some days ago. Lakatsas was one...

Greeks of Australia Celebrate “Oxi Day”

The Greeks of Melbourne commemorated OXI Day with pomp and circumstance. The celebrations took place in different suburbs of Melbourne, but the most crowded were at Oakley and at Northcote. The celebrations at Oakley were organized by the Greek Community of...

The Delphi Bank 20th Greek Film Festival Opens in Australia

Next week, the Delphi Bank 20th Greek Film Festival in Brisbane will be taking place. A great selection of comedies and imaginative dramas will screen at Palace Centro Cinemas from October 31 to November 3. The movie of Christoforos Papakaliatis...

KKE in Favor of Greeks Abroad Voting

KKE, Greece’s Communist Party, is in favor of giving the Greeks of Diaspora the possibility to vote, but it's under certain conditions. This, among others, was the statement of Dimitris Koutsoumpas, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece...

Ange Postecoglou Accepts Socceroos Coach Position

The Greek born 48-year-old manager, Ange Postecoglou is going to be unveiled officially on Wednesday by Football Federation Australia (FFA) as the new Soceroos manager. This will enable the Melbourne Victory coach to take over and make his debut,...

AHEPA’s 59th National Convention Takes Place

The works of the 59th National Convention of AHEPA Australia are complete. The Convention was held at the Sea World Resort on the Gold Coast, Queensland, with participants from around the country and in the presence of many officials...