December, 2025

News in Review 2025 — Australia

The year that was 2025 in Australia was marked by significant social and political developments relating to security, public order, federal elections, human rights and international alliances. The country faced challenges ranging from mass demonstrations and extremist acts to deep debates over…

31 December, 2025

ENTERTAINMENT·GREECE

History responds: 145,000 Greeks fill the cinemas

In just four days, 145,000 tickets were sold in Greek cinemas — an achievement that goes well beyond commercial success and firmly into the realm of a cultural moment. History responds: 145,000 Greeks fill the cinemas. Public interest in the film about…

31 December, 2025

ENTERTAINMENT·VICTORIA

Celebrating in Melbourne this new year’s eve? Your guide to 2026 fireworks

Celebrating in Melbourne this new year’s eve? Your guide to 2026 fireworks. Melbourne is preparing to welcome 2026 with one of its largest New Year’s Eve celebrations on record, as around 500,000 people are expected to gather across the CBD. A $6…

31 December, 2025

OPINION

Fewer police, more crime: Victoria’s growing public safety dilemma

Victoria is facing an increasingly complex challenge when it comes to public safety. Recent figures released by Victoria Police and the independent Crime Statistics Agency point to a concerning convergence of trends: a decline in the number of full-time police officers, rapid…

31 December, 2025

COMMUNITY

St Andrew’s introduces a ground-breaking Master of Greek Philosophy

It is with great joy and pride that St Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College announces a landmark academic initiative: the introduction of a new postgraduate program, the Master of Greek Philosophy, commencing in the 2026 Academic Year. This historic development marks a…

31 December, 2025

WORLD

Why the EU drifted into irrelevance and how anti-democratic governance accelerated the decline

The European Union’s slide into geopolitical and economic irrelevance has nothing to do with Donald Trump. Here’s Why the EU drifted into irrelevance and how anti-democratic governance accelerated the decline. It is structural, self-inflicted, and rooted in an increasingly anti-democratic system of…

31 December, 2025

CYPRUS·WORLD

From Somaliland to Cyprus: Why occupation is not self-rule

Jerusalem’s decision reflects a principle, not an exception. Somaliland was sovereign before union and has governed itself since that union collapsed. The analogies invoked against its recognition fail on both law and fact. From Somaliland to Cyprus: Why occupation is not self-rule.…

31 December, 2025

ENTERTAINMENT·GREECE

Greek rapper Negros Tou Moria cracks Guardian’s top two Global Albums of 2025

Greek rapper Negros Tou Moria has emerged as one of the standout figures in global music this year, with his latest album Mavri Ellada ranked No. 2 on The Guardian’s Best Global Albums of 2025 list. The Athens-based artist — born Kevin…

31 December, 2025

AUSTRALIA

Anti-Muslim hate incidents surge after Bondi terror attack, imams warn

Sharp rise in hate and fear across Muslim communities Australia’s peak Islamic body has warned of a dramatic surge in anti-Muslim hate incidents following the Bondi Beach terror attack, raising fears within Muslim communities of copycat or mass-casualty violence similar to the…

30 December, 2025

AUSTRALIA

Bondi terror attack: families escalate demand for royal commission as government resists

A national trauma and a call for truth Families of the victims of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack have escalated their campaign for a Commonwealth royal commission, warning that without a full federal inquiry Australia risks repeating the catastrophic failures that led…

30 December, 2025

AUSTRALIA

Hundreds expected to seek support at new Bondi Community Hub following terror attack

Hundreds of people affected by the Bondi Beach terror attack are expected to seek assistance at a newly established Bondi Community Hub, as New South Wales authorities intensify efforts to support victims, families, first responders, and the wider community still grappling with…

29 December, 2025

AUSTRALIA·COMMUNITY

Our very own, Nick Bolkus, long-time Labor senator and Hawke-Keating-era minister, dies aged 75

Nick Bolkus, a veteran Labor senator for South Australia and a minister in the Hawke and Keating governments, has passed away peacefully on Christmas morning at the age of 75. The first Greek Australian to serve as a Cabinet minister, Bolkus is…

29 December, 2025

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December 2025

News in Review 2025 — Australia

History responds: 145,000 Greeks fill the cinemas

Celebrating in Melbourne this new year’s eve? Your guide to 2026 fireworks

Fewer police, more crime: Victoria’s growing public safety dilemma

St Andrew’s introduces a ground-breaking Master of Greek Philosophy

Why the EU drifted into irrelevance and how anti-democratic governance accelerated the decline

From Somaliland to Cyprus: Why occupation is not self-rule

Greek rapper Negros Tou Moria cracks Guardian’s top two Global Albums of 2025

Anti-Muslim hate incidents surge after Bondi terror attack, imams warn

Bondi terror attack: families escalate demand for royal commission as government resists

Hundreds expected to seek support at new Bondi Community Hub following terror attack

Our very own, Nick Bolkus, long-time Labor senator and Hawke-Keating-era minister, dies aged 75

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