November 24, 2022
Economy
Greece and Australia are negotiating an agreement to avoid double taxation. this was announced by Deputy Foreign Minister in charge for Economic Diplomacy and Openness, Kostas Fragogiannis. In an interview with the Australian expatriate newspaper “Hellenic Herald”, Fragogiannis underlined the great potential for strengthening cooperation with Australia and the great …
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February 13, 2022
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Tourism
Greece’s Civil Aviation Authority modified its latest air directive (NOTAM) and scrapped the requirement of mandatory Covid-19 for travelers from the United States, Canada and Australia. Travelers from these three countries will not longer have to present a negative Covid-19 test, provided they have a vaccination certificate or a certificate …
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September 11, 2020
Very Mix
Katherine Crummer (nee Katerina Georgia Plessos). Did you know that the first free Greek migrant to Australia was a woman? 185 years ago, at a time when few Greek women would venture so far outside the nascent Greek state, Katerina Georgia Plessos travelled across the globe, becoming Australia’s first Greek-born …
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July 30, 2019
Social
Dozens of Greeks left the country seeking a better future in Australia. The modern times “economic migrants” from Europe, however, ended up in the streets of Melbourne as homeless. “As incredible as it may sound in Melbourne, there are Greeks who live on the streets,” reports Australian TV network SBS …
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March 28, 2019
World
Australia and Greece have finalized a Work and Holiday Visa agreement making it easier for students to stay and study in each other’s country for a year, available for those in the 18-to-30-year old age bracket. The agreement was being worked on for nearly five years and was ratified by …
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March 1, 2019
Uncategorized
A powerful explosion took place on Friday morning in an open parking lot on Vouliagmenis Avenue in Glyfada suburb of South Athens. An Australian citizen under whose car explosives were placed got injured in legs and hands. Four other vehicles parked next to the car were damaged. It was short …
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November 14, 2018
Very Mix
A major police operation in cooperation of Greek, US and Ecuador authorities to dismantle an international cocaine-trafficking ring is underway on Wednesday. Simultaneous arrests are taking place in Greece and Ecuador after authorities in the Latin American country found and confiscated 300 kg cocaine on a yacht. The yachts was …
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November 6, 2018
Sports
A young Greek-Australian doctor was fatally mauled by a shark in the Whitsunday Island’s Cid Harbour and died short time later after submitted to a local hospital. 33-year-old Victorian doctor Daniel Christidis worked as a research fellow in the urology department at Austin Health in Melbourne. It was believed that …
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September 21, 2018
Video GRID
A hilarious video with Vietnamese student Simonn Nguen who loves everything Greek and would love a Greek wife. If he can only pass the yiayia test – that is that the Greek granny would give her blessing. “I love Greek girls but no yiayia will let me marry one,” says …
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September 19, 2018
Greece, Politics
“Greek migrants living outside of Greece for decades have no position, but it is also dangerous to decide on the plight of the Greek people, given that they are not aware of the Greek reality and their lives are not affected by what is happening in Greece.” This is the …
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July 30, 2018
Social
A top plastic surgeon based in Adelaide has traveled from Australia to Greece to offers his help and expert assistance to the victims of the wildfires who have suffered burn injuries. Dr John Greenwood who has developed synthetic skin product hopes to be able to use it on the fire …
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May 19, 2018
Greece, Politics
77 years after the Battle of Crete, the Municipality of Rethymno gave a box with soil from the battlefield to Ambassador of Australia. The move followed a request of the Australian government that will put the box together with another 99 boxes of soil from different battlefields at a monument …
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April 16, 2018
Greece, Politics
Members of the revered Hellenic Presidential Guard, also called evzones, will stop by Camden Bicentennial Equestrian park on Saturday, April 28th2018, to take part in an historic wreath-laying ceremony at the war memorial. The visit was arranged by the Macarthur Greeks association and is a first for the area, presidential guard rarely visits …
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April 2, 2018
Economy
The results of the «Global Survey on Hellenism and Research in Five Continents” conducted by Greek research agency Kapa Research in collaboration with the Hellenic Center of Harvard University were presented at an event Thursday in Washington DC last Thursday. The survey results have been met with the criticism of …
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May 3, 2017
Greece
Touching moments for the men of the Greek presidential guard in Australia. Some Evzones could not hold back their tears, when they listened to the words of Bishop Nikandros speaking highly of Greece and the ethos of Evzones. During the speech, two of the Evzones became so emotional about their …
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February 10, 2017
Very Mix
A Snow full moon, a subtle lunar eclipse and a strange green comet named Honda, the Comet 45P. Rare phenomena occur over our heads today, Friday, February 10th 2017. The comet is flashing emerald green and is marked by a long purple tail. Skywatchers this weekend will get two special, …
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November 20, 2016
Politics, Refugees
“If the EU Turkey deal collapses, the alternative is the Australasian solution: All refugees on a Greek island.” Gerald Knaus, an Austrian sociologist, is the architect of the Refugee agreement between the EU and Turkey and found of the think tank “European Stability Initiative (ESI)” with headquarters in Berlin. In …
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December 24, 2012
Very Mix
Two days ago KTG received this thoughtful and compansionate Christmas message, composed and sent by a Greek migrant living in Australia since 30 years. This ol’ chap came back to Athens over the Christmas holidays and feels apparently extremely annoyed for not being cheered up with happy XMAS stories, but has to read …
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September 25, 2012
Society, Uncategorized
Extreme-right Chrysi Avgi (Golden Dawn) expanded its activities on the other side of the Atlantic, with the aim to reach out Diaspora Greeks in USA and Canada and widen their sphere of influence. Under the drive of charity collection, GD opened a branch in New York and had some appearance in …
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September 11, 2012
Society
Reading following report, I remembered the Greek guy – a taxi driver – who wanted to seek work in Australia – on tourist visa. He was slightly older than the job requirements for taxi drivers offered by Australian authorities for jobless Greeks. The money he was earning as taxi driver in Athens …
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