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From Australia to Athens: Six acclaimed Australian plays find a Greek voice

Australian plays are being staged in Greek at Athens’ Aggelon Vima Theatre, introducing local audiences to contemporary Australian drama.

When winter is winter: Finding uniformity and comfort in Greece’s cold months

Kathy reflects on winter in Greece as a season of cultural uniformity, when the tourist crowds fade and streets grow quieter.

Alternative Christmas celebrations of two expats in Greece

A reflective look at how Christmas in Greece is becoming increasingly commercialised, told through the quieter celebrations of two expats.

Inside the migrant trunks: Australian memories unearthed in an Athens home

Most of the stuff in the house is vintage as my uncle and aunt had spent over a decade in Australia from the early 1960s.

A dark side of Greece: Part 2

I came across a book of short stories in English by author Konstantina Sozou-Kyrkou, called Black Greek Coffee.

‘Una Faccia, Una Razza’: The politics of memory and the power of saying ‘OXI’

The annual homage to “OHI” Day stems from Greece's Prime Minister Metaxas firmly stating “OHI” (NO) to Mussolini's request.

‘Greece is for the brave’: Why one man couldn’t stay in Australia despite its comforts

John first went to Australia in the 1990s with his Greek Australian wife, whom he met while she was on a working holiday in Greece. 

Kiato: Greece’s seaside town loved by locals and the diaspora

Kiato is a seaside town, about 25 kilometres from Korinthos on the northern coast of the Peloponnese. On the national highway.

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Maria and Arthur: A second generation Greek Australian love story

Maria, Arthur and I grew up together in a working-class, inner-city suburb of Melbourne. This was in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Meet three ladies who dared to leave Down-Under for Greek island bliss

Christine Murfitt-Varzakakos lives in Aegina, Greece with her husband George, a native of the island who she married in 2019.

‘Greece is for the brave’: Why one man couldn’t stay in Australia despite its comforts

John first went to Australia in the 1990s with his Greek Australian wife, whom he met while she was on a working holiday in Greece. 

Kiato: Greece’s seaside town loved by locals and the diaspora

Kiato is a seaside town, about 25 kilometres from Korinthos on the northern coast of the Peloponnese. On the national highway.

Christiana Aloneftis: Reflecting on her role in the upcoming ‘Maria’ Callas film

A Greek-Cypriot Australian, born and bred in Melbourne, Christiana Aloneftis is in the early stage of her international artistic career.

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Adelaide Writers’ Week and Ariadne’s Thread: Can cultural institutions navigate complexity?

The immediate debates in the wake of the Adelaide Festival Board’s decision to remove Randa Abdel-Fattah from the 2026 program.

What happens to a lease in Greece when a landlord dies?

When a landlord passes away, their rights and obligations do not disappear. Instead, they are transferred to their heirs.

Greece’s new framework for orphaned estates: A challenge for diaspora Greeks

Greece is entering a historic phase of reform in inheritance law, the most extensive overhaul in nearly 80 years.