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Dean Kalimniou’s lecture on Nikolaos Plastiras draws packed auditorium

06 / 03 / 2026
Dean Kalimniou drew a full house in Melbourne with a lecture on the life and legacy of Greek statesman Nikolaos Plastiras.
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History

Echoes from the past: Owl skyphos from Athens

13 / 02 / 2026
The owl is one of the most famous symbols of ancient Greece. Particularly associated with the goddess Athena.
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Australia

NSW Premier’s Anzac Memorial Scholarship opens for historic Greece and Crete tour

10 / 02 / 2026
Applications are now open for the Premier’s Anzac Memorial Scholarship, offering NSW students a rare study tour of Greece and Crete.
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Community

Peter Poulos: Why we honoured dad’s legacy on Australia’s National Monument to Migration

04 / 02 / 2026
Peter Poulos the son of Con Poulos from the Poulos Bros shares why he honoured his father on Australia's National Monument to Migration.
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History

Echoes from the past: Bust of the Roman Emperor Hadrian

09 / 01 / 2026
No other Roman emperor was so influenced by Greek culture, and in return no other Roman shaped Athens so much.
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Ptolemaic Egypt from Alexander to Cleopatra

A journey through Alexandria reveals how deeply Hellenic history still lives on — from Cavafy’s house to Alexander the Great.
09 / 01 / 2026
Art & Design

UQ Museum launches exhibition honouring Queensland’s Ionian island diaspora story

An extraordinary celebration of Hellenic heritage unfolded at The University of Queensland’s RD Milns Antiquities Museum on Wednesday.
27 / 11 / 2025
Culture

Joy Damousi explores ASIO surveillance of Greek migrants during the Cold War

In a Friday Essay for The Conversation, historian Joy Damousi examines how the ASIO monitored Greek migrants during the Cold War.
24 / 11 / 2025
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Balance the Scales: What it will actually take to end gendered violence

07 / 03 / 2026
Each year, International Women’s Day gives us a theme. This year, the United Nations has called on us to “Balance the Scales.”
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Opinion

Greek as always: Different languages, same ancient soul

21 / 02 / 2026
We Greeks have always been adventurous people. The Minoans sailed the Mediterranean and traded exotic goods.
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Opinion

Love, language and belonging: A Valentine’s Day story about choosing to be Greek

13 / 02 / 2026
I must have been five, maybe six, watching my neighbour flip lamb on the barbecue while Greek music drifted from inside.
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03 / 01 / 2024
On one clear blue sunny day, a 17-year-old became the first woman in South Australia to retrieve the cross on Epiphany Day 2019.
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On this day in 1829: The first Greeks arrived in Australia

27 / 08 / 2020
On this day in 1829, the first Greeks set foot in Australia. They were seven sailors who had been convicted of piracy by the British.
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Imbros honoured at Victoria’s Castlefield Estate in moving commemorative ceremony

24 / 03 / 2025
Hampton’s Castlefield Estate came alive on Sunday, March 23 as more than 400 people gathered to witness the unveiling of a plaque for Imbros.
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