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Magna Graecia – Part 6: The eternal return

Across this series, we have journeyed through the Greek settlements of southern Italy, tracing how Hellenic civilisation spread.

From villages to Victoria: What Greek obituaries reveal about post-war migration

The 1950s and 1960s were the peak periods of post-war migration of Greek migrants to Australia, with around half settling in Victoria.

Dressing Mediterranean diasporas: From pompom shoes to ‘fully sick’ wog wear

From pompom shoes to branded tracksuits – discover how Mediterranean diasporas in Australia have expressed identity across generations.

Magna Graecia – Part 5: Exiled Spartans and Forgotten Greek Cities

In 706 BCE, Spartans arrived in what is now Puglia. They were not conquerors but exiles, cast out from their homeland.

Magna Graecia – Part 4: From Colony to Colossus: Syracuse and Hellenism in Sicily

Syracuse (in present-day Sicily) was founded in 734 BCE by settlers from Corinth and Tenea, led by their oikist (founder), Archias.

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Opinion

Changing your name and surname abroad and in Greece

It is generally known that in Greece to live and work many foreigners have acquired Greek citizenship by naturalisation or by determination.

Action over inertia: Building the future of the Greek diaspora in Australia

It is necessary that we now be led to the need of finding mechanisms that will halt the demographic withering, the social inertia and the cultural thinning.

What the 2025 Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal and recognition of Palestine mean for Cyprus

In an age where peace deals are brokered in weeks, Dean Kalimniou reflects on what this means for the unresolved Cyprus question.

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Kirin Georgi tells The Greek Herald how she followed in the footsteps of her ancestor and the first Greek in Australia, Gikas Voulgaris.

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Historian Dr. Kostis Karpozilos will be delivering an online lecture entitled "The Asia Minor Refugees and the Remaking of the Greek Left".