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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.

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.

Honouring the shared wartime legacy of Australia and Cyprus

On Tuesday, November 11, at 11am, Australia remembers the time when the guns went silent and the brutality of World War One was finally over.

Rediscovering Pontos: Where the spirit of Hellenism endures a century after the Genocide

Costa Vertzayias shares his captivating journey through Asia Minor – uncovering ancient Greek cities and Pontian heritage.

Tsaloumas Memorial Lecture 2025 to explore poetry, history and diaspora

The 2025 Tsaloumas Memorial Lecture will unite poets, writers, and scholars to explore how diasporic poetry transforms loss.

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Opinion

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.

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.

Wills without the Trojan War

After nearly 15 years in the legal industry, I’ve lost track of how many matters I’ve worked on involving family disputes over estates.

 

 

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