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Australian Youth Group Wins Corfu Cricket Tournament
The Greek island of Corfu hosted the second annual international youth cricket tournament organized by the Hellenic Cricket Federation.
Being one of Australia's favorite sports, young kids could not escape participating in this year's tournament. Teams from Ferntree Gully and...
Australia
Greek-Australian Sperm Donor Has 165 Kids, Maybe More
165 children, and maybe more, have been born thanks to a Greek-Australian Sperm Donor, according to Greek journalist Costas Potiris.
The charismatic Greek migrated to Australia in the '80s. He needed some extra money, so he decided to sell his...
Australia
Greek Expatriate Soprano Follows in Footsteps of Maria Kallas
Elena Xanthoudakis, at the age of 30, has already managed to be among the best sopranos in the world. She has been awarded more than 80 first prizes in Australia and internationally.
She can't decide which are her favorite ones, but she...
Australia
Australia Supports Greece with Protest Rallies Against Austerity Measures
The Australian Labour Movement and the Greek-Australian Community asked their government to condemn the strict austerity measures that are being forced onto Greece.
They point out their views in their most recent statement (March 22), in which it’s being stressed that:...
Australia
ERT WORLD’s New Program Focuses on Hellenism and Greeks in Australia
The first program for Hellenism in Australia, named 'From Australia with Love', is ready to be screened on Sunday, the 15th of January. The program will be broadcast on TV at 10:30 a.m.(local time in Greece).
The hosts of the...
Australia
Australia to Accept More Migrants
According to official figures, Australia has accepted 167,000 migrants last year and by the end of the next 4 years the annual intake numbers will top 200,000.
The new data published recently bring Australia one step closer to reaching its...
Australia
Conviction of Soteriou Dominates Australian Papers
The guilty conviction of Vicky Soteriou for plotting her husband's murder plays a dominant role in Australian newspapers and magazines.
Soteriou is mostly described as "devil-like" and "devious" in Australian Press, while her sentence is scheduled for November 14th.
The most...
Australia
100-Year-Old Greek Press in Australia
The first Greek newspaper released in Australia was named " Australis" in 1913 by Stratis Venlis. The second one was "Oceanis", first published in 1914. Its publisher was Georgios Nikolaidis, who came from Cyprus and migrated through Egypt to...
Australia
Greek-Australian Senator Makes Proposal Regarding China’s Currency Devaluation
Greek-origin Senator in Australia, Nick Xenophon is making proposals to the Australian Senate, concerning protection measures against China.
The Australian Minister for Finance and Deregulation Wayne Maxwell Swan often opposes countries that maintain devaluation deliberately, in order to promote exports,...
Greece
12,000 Greeks Interested in Immigrating to Australia
About 12,000 Greeks have become interested in taking part in the information conferences, organized by the Immigration Ministry of Australia in Athens on the 8th and 9th of October, in order to attract qualified people to work in Australia.
According...