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Greek-Australian Businessman Helps Greek Pensioner in Need
A photograph picturing an elderly Greek man crying because he was not able to withdraw his pension after the imposition of capital controls has made news headlines last week, showing the world the situation that exists in the country. The photograph...
Australia
Greek Winemakers Travel to Australia to Showcase Products
A large delegation of Greek winemakers will visit Australia in order to showcase the country’s wine varieties. The event has been organized to take place in late June in three different Australian cities.
More than 20 Greek winemakers, educators and...
Australia
Greek-Australian George Poulos Passes Away at 92
Greek-Australian George Poulos passed away last Tuesday. He was found the next day by his son, Nik Poulos, in his milk bar "The Rio."
Poulos started his own business after he arrived in Sydney. His milk bar on Smith Street...
Australia
Greek-Australian Involved in Rape Scandal
The case of a young Greek-Australian who was convicted for rape has shocked the community of Sydney. Meanwhile, eminent Greek Diaspora members are testifying that the young man was of “good character,” while the Minister of New South Wales...
Australia
Greeks and Armenians Protest Against Kemal Ataturk Monument in Sydney
Greeks and Armenians in Australia are reacting to the erection of a monument in honor of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Sydney's Hyde Park. Several Greek Diaspora, Pontic and Armenian organizations expressed their disagreement with the monument in a written statement addressed...
Australia
Greek Wine Promotion in Australia
A Greek National Interprofessional Organization of Vine and Wine delegation visited Melbourne and Sydney for eight days in order to encourage contacts, on a commercial and cultural level with counterpart Australian bodies.
Organization president Markos Kafouros, told the Greek program...
Australia
Rally in Support of Greece at Sydney Town Hall
“The first aim of the AGSC is to let the Australian people know the truth about Greece. The second is to organize people to push the Australian government to support the Greek people,” said Adam Rorris, coordinator of the...
Australia
Mikis Theodorakis’ ‘Axion Esti’ Performed in Australia for the First Time
The works of composer Mikis Theodorakis and Nobel Prize-winning poet Odysseas Elytis will be celebrated on April 17 as part of the Greek Festival of Sydney. This stunning collaboration features international vocalist Vasilis Lekkas, celebrated Greek-Australian conductor George Ellis, the...
Art
Two Greek-Australians Among 50 Most Important Artists in the Country
Two Greek-Australian artists were included on “The Power Trip 2015” list of “The 50 Most Powerful People in Australian Art.” Barry Keldoulis, a Sydney gallery owner, curator and Sydney Contemporary Art Fair and Melbourne Art Fair director, took the...
Australia
Fall in Love at This Year’s ‘Greek Fest’ at Darling Harbour
The Greek Orthodox Community of New South Wales takes over Darling Harbour on the weekend of February 14-15 to celebrate the Greek Festival of Sydney. The two-day long event will launch the 33rd cultural and events program in the...