Greek News, Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Sport
A hilarious Greek Tragedy
George Zacharopoulos, a biochemist turned stand-up comedian, is set to bring the Melbournians to laughter.
E-learning the future for Modern Greek education
The University of Crete's Professor Michalis Damanakis discusses why e-learning is important for Greek language education and how we can motivate children to learn Greek.
The last rich nation standing
Putting on the documentary filmmaker hat, George Megalogenis explores the way Australia managed to steer itself through economic turmoil to become the last rich nation standing.
Balancing the budget - the ancient Greek perspective
Historian David Pritchard believes Greece's politicians can learn a lot from the ancient ways of running the country.
Dr Varigos: carer across the generations
Andrew Varigos turned 100 last week. Neos Kosmos pays tribute to the former Melbourne GP and pioneering pharmacist.
The (unconventional) good Greek girl
Public servant and now author Maria Katsonis delves into what it means to be a good Greek girl going through depression and why she is all the stronger for it.
Greek crisis affecting gender equality
The economic crisis in Greece has reversed positive trends of gender equality, says Greece's ambassador to Australia.
Sport
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20 Mar 2015
A resurgent Port Melbourne Sharks and a languishing Northcote City will clash in their first Greek derby together.
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20 Mar 2015
Hamstring issues means Kostas Barbarouses wont be able to help Melbourne Victory take on bitter rivals Adelaide United.
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20 Mar 2015
The Greens will hope to brush themselves off when they take on Veria next week.
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19 Mar 2015
The Wanderers defied a hectic schedule to earn a respectable 0-0 draw against FC Seoul.
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19 Mar 2015
Brisbane Roar held South Korean side Suwon Bluewings to a 3-3 draw.
Entertainment
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20 Mar 2015
The Hellenic Museum's last summer cinema movie will be the 1948 classic, The Germans Strike Again
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19 Mar 2015
Big names including Mary Coustas and singers Nikos Kourkoulis and Kelli Kelekidou have come on board to help the Gribilas family fundraise for the Sydney Children's Hospital
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18 Mar 2015
Roving musicians will play a range of traditional Greek music followed by Greek dance performances at this Saturday's Prahran Market.
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17 Mar 2015
The Antipodes Periodical, Literary Competition and Antipodean Palette open for submissions.
Food & Drink
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20 Mar 2015
Take the souvlaki on a skewer for a more healthy option for this easy to make barbecue delicacy.
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19 Mar 2015
This light and fresh, not to mention vegetarian-friendly recipe is all about contrasting textures and flavours with the most healthy olive oil twist.
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17 Mar 2015
Olive oil might be used as a garnish for this dish, but its drastically changes the taste and texture of the ceviche.
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16 Mar 2015
Dionysus began its journey from Greece in 1662 and now it's delivering a completely naturally-produced Kalamata olive oil to the Australian market.
Features
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20 Mar 2015
George Zacharopoulos, a biochemist turned stand-up comedian, is set to bring the Melbournians to laughter.
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18 Mar 2015
Andrew Varigos turned 100 last week. Neos Kosmos pays tribute to the former Melbourne GP and pioneering pharmacist.
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17 Mar 2015
Putting on the documentary filmmaker hat, George Megalogenis explores the way Australia managed to steer itself through economic turmoil to become the last rich nation standing.
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16 Mar 2015
Public servant and now author Maria Katsonis delves into what it means to be a good Greek girl going through depression and why she is all the stronger for it.
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12 Mar 2015
Nadia Valavanis' fashion brand Berry Sevenglow VII will feature in the Melbourne Fashion Festival alongside some of the best Australian designers.
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20 Mar 2015
Sotiris Hatzimanolis
A strong campaigner for multiculturalism and a Philhellene, former prime minister Malcolm Fraser has died aged 84.
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20 Mar 2015
Schools, parents and officials getting ready to mark Greece National Day on March 25.
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20 Mar 2015
Startup Daily's list of Top 50 Women Entrepreneurs in Australia under the age of 40 has been dominated by the success of Greek Australian women
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20 Mar 2015
Greek Australian filmmaker, Natalie Cunningham will screen her acclaimed film Ror at the festival's big screen.
Australia
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20 Mar 2015
A strong campaigner for multiculturalism and a Philhellene, former prime minister Malcolm Fraser has died aged 84.
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20 Mar 2015
Schools, parents and officials getting ready to mark Greece National Day on March 25.
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20 Mar 2015
Startup Daily's list of Top 50 Women Entrepreneurs in Australia under the age of 40 has been dominated by the success of Greek Australian women
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20 Mar 2015
Greek Australian filmmaker, Natalie Cunningham will screen her acclaimed film Ror at the festival's big screen.
Greece
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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras holds emergency talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Francois Hollande and the EU's top officials.
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Couple say they wanted to make up for their government's attitude.
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20 Mar 2015
The rare bronze mask of the ancient god is estimated to be 2,000 years old.
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20 Mar 2015
German TV presenter admits faking Varoufakis middle-finger video.
Community
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20 Mar 2015
Festival Hellenika's main event will be held this weekend.
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17 Mar 2015
Victoria University's Greek club will screen My Big Fat Greek Wedding to raise funds for the charity Ark of the World.
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16 Mar 2015
Did the Minoans have an image of themselves? Who was their ideal man, their ideal woman? Dr Janice L. Crowley will discuss the topics during her lecture on Thursday.
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13 Mar 2015
Playwrights Anne-Louise Sarsks and Jada Alberts team up to put on a Greek tragedy inspired play Elektra/Orestes.
Opinion
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16 Mar 2015
"Greek Australian women had to fight hard against their parents and prevailing social stereotypes in order to secure their education," says Dean Kalimniou.
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10 Mar 2015
"As we speak Greek in March, let us remember that the conversation upon our underpinning values is long overdue," says Dean Kalimniou.
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2 Mar 2015
Dean Kalimniou writes about the one time Greek foreign minister, businessman and president of the Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus, Georgios Christakis-Zografos.
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25 Feb 2015
The question facing the Europeans as they hammer out a deal with Greece is whether the long-term advantages of the euro outweigh the pain of the current ructions.
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23 Feb 2015
The fact of the matter is that though March may be 'Speak Greek Month', there are deep social and psychological reasons as to why we are ambivalent about the Greek language.
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- Gribilas fundraiser gets Mary Coustas' help
- Malcolm Fraser remembered
- Gyros revolution of Sydney
- The (unconventional) good Greek girl
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- Megalogenis talks Australia's 'longest boom'
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Lifestyle
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17 Mar 2015
Olive oil might be used as a garnish for this dish, but its drastically changes the taste and texture of the ceviche.
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19 Mar 2015
This light and fresh, not to mention vegetarian-friendly recipe is all about contrasting textures and flavours with the most healthy olive oil twist.
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16 Mar 2015
Dionysus began its journey from Greece in 1662 and now it's delivering a completely naturally-produced Kalamata olive oil to the Australian market.
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13 Mar 2015
If you don't have any hylopites, any flat pasta will do.
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13 Mar 2015
A healthy warm dinner for the fast
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11 Mar 2015
Dips get pride of place on a Greek table during the Easter fast.
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11 Mar 2015
An easy dip to make to help you change up your fasting meals.
Business
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Under the current mortgage registry system, tracking down property by location or even identifying an owner by name is impossible.
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The Business Breakfast is back, calling all students, graduates and young professionals to get on board and be inspired
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16 Mar 2015
Mark Bouris says there is a perception that borrowers and buyers with Chinese surnames were foreign residents but that was "nonsense''.
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13 Mar 2015
Greece's unemployment rate has started climbing again.