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Dimitris Papadakis’ daring escape to Crete after war breaks out in Greece in 1940

At 94 years of age, Dimitris Papadakis has lived through the Great Depression, the 9/11 attacks and now the coronavirus pandemic, but the one historical event which has stayed with him the most is October...

Greeks take out awards for the best jaffles and hot chips in Australia

The winners have been announced for the Wotif Uniquely Aussie Awards this year and the 'best hot chips' and 'best jaffles' categories have been claimed by Greek Australians. According to The Advertiser, Greek man, Terry, from...

The Student Space: Mia Haravitsidis’ podcast helps youth navigate high school and adult life

Are you after some hot tips on how to navigate high school, life after school and becoming an adult? Mia Haravitsidis’ new podcast, The Student Space, has all that and more since its launch this...

Nadia Mitsopoulos pays tribute to ABC presenter, Russell Woolf, after his sudden passing

Long-time ABC presenter, Russell Woolf, is being remembered as "a great bloke" with "a wicked sense of humour" following his sudden death on Monday night. One person leading the tributes to the great man is Nadia Mitsopoulos, who...

Thousands pay their respects to Fofi Gennimata as funeral takes place in Athens

The funeral of the center-left Movement for Change (KINAL) president, Fofi Gennimata, took place with full state honours in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens on Wednesday afternoon. Gennimata lay in state at a chapel at the...

Tributes pour in for Footscray icon Nick Tsiligiris

Footscray icon Nick Tsiligiris died aged 86 last Thursday.   Tsiligiris was the longtime owner of Olympic Doughnuts on the corner of Leeds street near Footscray train station.  “The world is certainly sadder and poorer without him...

Big smiles all round as Greek students across NSW return to school

Greek students across New South Wales returned to school on Monday with big smiles on their faces as they finally reunited with their friends and had real-life classroom lessons after over four months in lockdown. Siblings,...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew meets with US President Joe Biden

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, was released from a Washington hospital on Monday morning after an overnight stay early in his 12-day visit to the United States. Bartholomew was brought to George Washington University...

National day of mourning declared in Greece as condolences pour in for Fofi Gennimata

Greek Parliament has been suspended until the end of the week to mark the death of Fofi Gennimata, the leader of Greece’s third biggest party, on Monday. It is the “smallest tribute” the House can pay...

KINAL leader, Fofi Gennimata, dies at the age of 56

KINAL President, Fofi Gennimata, has passed away today at Athens’ Evangelismos Hospital at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer. "We extend our condolences to her family and friends," the hospital said in...

Greek community continues to speak out against proposed taxi licence reforms in NSW

In the days that followed The Greek Herald’s article on the new taxi licence plate reforms announced by the NSW Government recently, we were contacted by many other members of Sydney’s Greek community who wanted...

Kayla Tsorotiotis is a finalist in the SA School Sports Awards 2021

The nominations are in and the finalists have been selected for The Advertiser, Messenger and Department for Education School Sports Awards 2021. Among the 29 finalists is Greek Australian, Kayla Tsorotiotis, from Glossop High School in...

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Dr Yianni Cartledge traces the stories of Ikarians in Australia through archival research

In 2018, Dr Yianni Cartledge went to a matinee performance of a play that was written by Elena Carapetis called The Gods of Strangers.  Yianni recalled how he identified...

Elfa Moraitakis included among the most powerful people in Western Sydney

Elfa Moraitakis has been named among the most powerful people in Western Sydney in The Daily Telegraph’s newly released Western Sydney Power List, which...

Chicago family returns ancient Greek artefacts to Greece

Five ancient Greek artefacts spanning from the 6th century BC to the Roman period have been returned to Greece by a family from Chicago,...

Kefalonia beach voted as the second best beach in the world

Fteri Beach has been ranked the second most spectacular beach in the world for 2026 in the annual World’s 50 Beaches list, a global...

Frank Alexopoulos says leaving construction job transformed his approach to fatherhood

Frank Alexopoulos says a call to Lifeline during a difficult period in his life transformed the way he approached fatherhood, leading him to leave...