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An idea born in a recession-hit Greek bank is making waves on the other side of the world, putting power into the hands of the consumer in the loans marketplace. Lodex, co-founded by Agrinio native Bill Kalpouzanis who is now its...

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos will not be visiting Australia in the autumn as initially announced, according to Greece's Embassy in Canberra. The Greek Embassy announced that the president's busy schedule would not allow him to visit the country in 2018, as...

The Department of Education and Training is to expand its Early Learning Languages Australia program (ELLA) to allow an extra 30,000 children across Australia’s schools learn a second language. Minister for Education and Training, Senator Simon Birmingham said last month...

Accomplished ABC television journalist Liz Jackson died in her sleep on Wednesday while on holiday in Greece with her partner, Martin Butler. She was 67. According to The Guardian, Jackson was one of Australia's most acclaimed journalists, famous for her...

A Greek immigrant to Australia has retired from his job at the iconic Sydney Opera House that helped build 50 years ago. Steve Tsoukalas, 73, walked out from the Opera House on Wednesday after spending two thirds of his life...

There are "very few" barriers left to Greeks making their way in Australian society, a prominent community leader has told Greek Reporter. Bill Papastergiadis, a lawyer and president of the Greek Community of Melbourne & Victoria, was in Athens recently where...

A Greek-Australian tennis player has landed in hot water after being caught making a lewd gesture during a televised match. Nick Kyrgios had been taking on Croatian opponent Marin Cilic in a semi-final match the Queen’s Club Championships in London over...

The first mayor of Greek descent in Australia, state MP Steve Condous died on Friday morning after a short illness, aged 82. Condous, whose family roots were from the Greek island of Kastellorizo, served as lord mayor in Adelaide from...

The Greek community in Melbourne will be hosting an exciting lecture on Dr Anna Efstathiadou examining some of the propaganda prints produced by the Metaxas regime during the Greek-Italian War. Taking place next Thursday (June 28) at 7 p.m., Efstathiadou will examine...

The Pan Macedonian Association of Melbourne and Victoria (PMAMV) will send a co-signed letter of complaint to President of the Hellenic  Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos saying he is not welcome in Australia. According to a Proto Thema website report, Greek communities...