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Blood, Sweat and Happy Tears: Top six Greek moments from the Tokyo Olympics

With the Tokyo Summer Olympics over for this year and the Paralympics set to begin in two weeks, The Greek Herald has decided to fill the gap in our television viewing with our top six...

‘A ray of hope’: Alex Hawke MP discusses potential travel bubble between Australia and Greece

Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, Alex Hawke MP, has provided an update to representatives from multicultural communities on Monday afternoon about the Federal Government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the vaccination...

Stefanos Tsitsipas overtakes Rafael Nadal and climbs to World No.3 ranking

Greek tennis star, Stefanos Tsitsipas, reached a career high on Monday, when he officially ranked among the top three tennis players in the world, according to the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The new ranking sees...

The 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, a Greek migrant and her wedding dress

The year was 1956 in Melbourne and the streets were filled with a festive atmosphere as people prepared for the arrival of athletes from across the world to perform in the Olympic Games. Greek migrant, Nina...

‘I owe it to my father and grandfather’: Tassos Lambrou on his passion for the bouzouki

When people hear the name Tassos Lambrou, they instantly connect it to the bouzouki legend himself – Tassos Bouzouki. For years now, Tassos has been entertaining Sydney’s Greek community with his bouzouki playing at venues such...

‘A classy act’: Philhellene, Stephen Fry, on returning the Parthenon Marbles to Greece

Acclaimed actor, comedian and Philhellene, Stephen Fry, addressed Greek Australians during a special 'In Conversation' webinar on Friday, August 6 hosted by The Hellenic Initiative of Australia. During the webinar, Fry was interviewed by fellow Philhellene...

Strong Greek and Australian presence at closing ceremony of Tokyo Olympics

And just like that, the Tokyo Olympics are over. It was one of the most uncertain, unprecedented and unlikely-to-go-ahead Games ever — but hard-working volunteers, determined organisers and resilient athletes managed to put on an Olympics that gave the...

Greece win first-ever Olympic silver medal in men’s water polo final

After a nail-biting men's water polo final, Greece has claimed its first ever Olympic silver medal after losing to Serbia 10-13. With five minutes to spare, Serbia scored two more goals and ultimately defended their Rio...

Gymnast, Alexandra Aristoteli, wants to make us ‘proud’ at the Tokyo Olympics this weekend

24-year-old Alexandra Aristoteli from Brisbane is nervous yet excited as she prepares to represent Australia in the group Rhythmic Gymnastics competition at the Tokyo Olympics this Saturday. In between training for the competition, Alexandra quickly sat...

‘It’s about surviving’: Fairfield fish shop owner, Gabriel Violaris, on coping with the lockdown

The Fairfield Local Government Area (LGA) was one of the first to be thrown into Sydney's toughest lockdown when the current COVID-19 outbreak spread across the city. Small businesses were some of the hardest hit and...

Census 2021: Top five facts you need to know before you complete it

You've probably seen the ads for the 2021 Census and next week every Australian household will be required to fill out their census form. Census data plays an important part in shaping government policy decisions and...

‘The night was hell’: Athens residents return home to ruins left behind by blaze

Standing in front of his burnt warehouse, in the midst of charred pine trees, Christos Sfetsas deplores the “enormous damage” in his village of Varibobi on the outskirts of Athens, ravaged by one of dozens...

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Kyrgios makes triumphant return to ATP Tour in Stuttgart

Greek Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has made a successful return to the ATP Tour, defeating world number 36 Corentin Moutet 6-3, 6-4 in...

Nikolaos Andrianakos Foundation backs new Greek Community of Melbourne cultural centre

The late Nikolaos Andrianakos was a great friend, benefactor, long standing member and generous supporter of the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) – a...

Fresh twist in James Dalamangas case as mother speaks publicly

The mother of alleged Sydney fugitive James Dalamangas has spoken publicly following her son’s arrest in Greece, claiming the family has endured years of...

Record crowds descend on Darwin for biggest GleNTi festival yet

The Darwin Esplanade was transformed into a sea of blue and white over the weekend as tens of thousands gathered for what organisers say...

Paul Andon appointed Dean of UNSW Business School

Professor Paul Andon, a respected academic of Hellenic heritage and long-serving UNSW educator, has been appointed Dean of the UNSW Business School following an...