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‘All the Greeks stuck together’: Life in the Bonegilla Migrant Centre

“We weren’t expecting anything flash. We were just coming out for a better life,” Angelos Zissis, 71, tells The Greek Herald as we sit down for our exclusive chat. ‘Nothing flash’ is exactly what Angelos and...

Greece’s Prime Minister thanks The Hellenic Initiative Australia for its ongoing support

The President of The Hellenic Initiative Australia (THI Australia), Nick Pappas AM, met with Greece's Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, on January 5 to provide an update on the organisation's progress in both Greece and Australia. THI...

Greece celebrates Epiphany amid a surge in coronavirus cases

People in Greece celebrated the Epiphany, one of Christianity's most important feast days, on Thursday under strict COVID-19 protection measures. On the remote Greek island of Gavdos, people gathered with masks on at a chapel in...

Dr Anargyros Mariolis named ‘Best Family Doctor’ in the world

The Director of the Areopolis Health Centre in Greece, Dr Anargyros D. Mariolis, has been named 'Best Family Doctor' in the world for 2021 by The World Organisation of Family Doctors (WONCA). The award is conferred...

‘The Secret Garden’ on Symi island named most beautiful restaurant in the world

Travel site, The Travel, has ranked The Secret Garden restaurant on the Greek island of Symi as the most beautiful in the world. The Secret Garden is run by a Greek man called Michalis, who makes...

Novak Djokovic’s Australian visa is denied after exemption papers queried

The Australian government has confirmed that the entry visa for World No.1 tennis player, Novak Djokovic, has been cancelled. He is expected to be deported later today. "Non-citizens who do not hold a valid visa on...

‘Nearly died in front of my children’: Nick Viropoulos shares experience with COVID-19

Father-of-two, Nick Viropoulos, has opened up about his scary ordeal with COVID-19 in a video for the NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service. In the video, Nick shares how he tested positive for the virus and nine...

Greek Orthodox churches in NSW change Epiphany house blessings due to COVID-19

Following the announcement that the annual Blessing of the Waters will not go ahead in New South Wales and Victoria this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Greek Orthodox churches in NSW have also had to adapt their...

Greek Foreign Minister informs US State Department about Turkey’s ‘provocative’ actions

Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias, spoke with US Deputy Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman, over the phone on Wednesday. In a tweet, Dendias said he discussed the situation in Ukraine and the Western Balkans with Sharman,...

Greek Australian students in NSW excel in the International Baccalaureate

The International Baccalaureate (IB) results have been released this week and Greek Australian students across New South Wales have excelled. The IB is an international school-leaving credential. It has fewer in-class assessments and about 80 percent...

Fragments of the Parthenon Marbles reunited in the Acropolis Museum

Fragments of the Parthenon Marbles exhibited at the Athens Archaeological Museum were reunited in the Acropolis Museum on Monday during a symbolic ceremony. The handover ceremony at the Acropolis Museum was attended by Greek Culture Minister,...

The 15+1 top stories of 2021 as decided by The Greek Herald’s readers

We're coming to the end of another year and although the news cycle has been dominated by COVID-19, there have also been some fantastic community stories which have captured the attention of The Greek Herald's...

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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...