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Meet the couple behind Greece’s first YouTube channel breaking the stigma around quadriplegia

On October 25, 2019, Nikolaos Kontou and Anthi-Maria Pallas were surrounded by their family and friends on the Greek island of Rhodes as they vowed to be there for each other for better, for worse,...

Andrew Pippos’ debut novel wins the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction 2021

Andrew Pippos' debut novel, Lucky's, has been crowned the winner of the 2021 Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction. Lucky’s depicts a multi-generational saga about a Greek immigrant who sets up a franchise of cafes in 1950s...

‘You won the gene pool’: US President Joe Biden meets Giannis Antetokounmpo at White House

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks were in Washington DC on Monday and met with US President Joe Biden who congratulated them on their 2021 NBA Championship victory. The 2021 champs have become the first NBA team...

Sydney’s Cretan community commemorates the Arkadi holocaust with solemn church service

A solemn church service and memorial was held at St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Marrickville on Sunday to commemorate the 155th anniversary of the Arkadi Monastery holocaust. Organised by the Cretan Association of Sydney and...

Memorial service held in Sydney to mark the 109th anniversary of the liberation of Lesvos

The 109th anniversary of the liberation of the Greek island of Lesvos was commemorated on Sunday with a special memorial service and wreath laying ceremony by the Mytilenian Brotherhood of Sydney and NSW. The annual event...

Cumberland Mayor Steve Christou joins NSW Premier and Health Minister at opening of new vax clinic

A new vaccination centre opened in Western Sydney on Sunday as New South Wales turns its attention to booster shots. The opening of the Granville Centre, in partnership with Cumberland City Council, comes as the Qudos...

‘Disrespects the ethos of OXI Day’: Greek Community of NT condemns anti-vaccine mandate protest

The Greek Orthodox Community of North Australia (GOCNA) has issued a statement condemning the behaviour of members of Darwin’s Greek community at St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church on October 31. About 30 people used OXI Day...

‘Give, take and share’: Harry Mavrolefteros’ Street Libraries overflow with free school books

Walking along Homer Street in Earlwood, you’re guaranteed to come across elderly Greek migrants sitting at the local café sipping their coffee and catching up with friends. But nothing can prepare you for the group...

ABC podcast shares the incredible true story of ‘The Orphan from Crete’

The ABC podcast, Days Like These, has today shined a spotlight on the incredible true story of two women, Sonya and Tess, and their journey to the Greek island of Crete. In the episode titled The...

‘The Lonely Spirits Variety Hour’: Director, Platon Theodoris, discusses his new feature film

Platon Theodoris is a jack of all trades. He's a director, writer and producer - filmmaker with an eye for the extraordinary, hilarious and dramatic things in life. This artistic flair has seen him direct four...

Prime Ministers of Greece and Australia outline plan to tackle climate crisis at COP26

Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, have both addressed the delegates of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) currently taking place in Glasgow. 'A regional hub for green energy': During his address,...

Myra Demetriou: The last tenant forced out of Sirius apartments in Sydney passes away

Myra Demetriou, who was the last public housing tenant forced out of the Sirius apartments in Sydney, has passed away at the age of 94. According to the Save Our Sirius website, although Demetriou was "elderly,...

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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...