Darwin embraces Greece at GleNTi 2025
The aroma of grilled meats and the sound of bouzouki music filled the Darwin Esplanade as an estimated 40,000 people gathered over the weekend for the much-anticipated return of the Darwin GleNTi Festival — Darwin
Melbourne: Australia’s most expensive city for travel
Melbourne has become the most expensive city in Australia for transportation, with average annual costs for households reaching $29,546. This surge is driven by rising insurance and fuel prices, straining family budgets. The Australian Automobile
Australia strengthens its defence cooperation with the USA and Canada
Australia and Canada have pledged to enhance their defence collaboration while condemning China’s assertive claims over contested waters in the Indo-Pacific region. Defence Minister Richard Marles, addressing reporters from Vancouver, emphasised the need for closer
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Melbourne has climbed to 100 cases
The number of cases in a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Melbourne has climbed to 100, as authorities try to prevent the disease from spreading further. Two elderly people have died from the condition since the
Australia’s preeminent strategic thinkers: The era of Anglo-Saxon dominance in the Pacific is ending
This might be the most compelling and influential argument against AUKUS, particularly because it comes from one of Australia’s foremost strategic thinkers: Hugh White, the inaugural Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) and
Life-changing cancer-treatment jab added to PBS
Australians fighting lung and liver cancer will soon be able to access a life-saving cancer treatment through a simple, seven minute injection. The nation’s first immunotherapy cancer jab, Tecentriq, is being added to the Pharmaceutical
Jess Fox and Eddie Ockenden named Australia’s flag bearers for Paris 2024 Olympics
Jess Fox and Eddie Ockenden have been announced as Australia’s flag bearers for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Chef de Mission Anna Meares bestowed the honor upon Fox, a canoe/kayak athlete, and Ockenden, a hockey player.
Petro-Loukas Chalkias: The great clarinet virtuoso dies at the age of 90
Petro-Loukas Chalkias was the patriarch of the Epirus clarinet, an authentic representative of the musical soul of Epirus, who honoured his homeland and Greece as a whole with his career and artistry. Through his unique music, he brought the sound and richness of Greek tradition to every corner of the
Rights of ethnic Greeks in Albania abused, again
Albania on Saturday reportedly withdrew a decision published in the online version of its government gazette calling for the seizure of properties belonging to members of the ethnic Greek minority in the town of Himara.
Greece furious over north neighbor’s “Wines of Macedonia”
It came as expected and feared. Companies in North Macedonia omit the geographic term and sell their products with state labeling as simple “Macedonian.” And this despite the Prespes Agreement or because of it that
2,300 Year old Greek Necropolis found in Bari, South Italy
Bari, the capitol of south Italy’s Puglia region was one of the many coastal city states of Magna Greacia (‘Great Greece’) settled by the Greeks from the 8th century BC. The enduring legacy of Greek
Impressive! The moment lights go off as Acropolis joins Earth Hour
It was a moment of magic to see Greece’s famous landmark sinking in the dark. At 8:30 sharp on Saturday night, lights went off in Acropolis as in many other buildings of the Greek capital
Unpardonable and irresponsible lies
The theoretical and easy self-criticism of ministers and SYRIZA cadres is fine, but at some point they have to confront the results. We make mistakes and sometimes unpardonable ones, Deputy PM Yannis Dragasakis told Parliament
Opportunity
The Pasok-centred Movement for change paid a debt of honour to Andreas Papandreou. It is a debt not just because Andreas Papandreou played a leadimg role in fashioning the contremporary centre-left, but also because the
L’Equipe: Among the best 18-year-olds in the world Karetsas-Kostoulas
A new, great distinction for two members of the new generation of Greek football. L’Equipe: Among the best 18-year-olds in the world, Karetsas-Kostoulas. The French newspaper L’Equipe, which established the Golden Ball award, has published a list of the 30 best footballers in the world born in 2007. Among the
“Falsification of History”: Egypt goes ballistic on Netflix over Cleopatra’s race
According to Egypt’s antiquities ministry, an upcoming four-part drama-documentary produced by Netflix has made a serious error regarding the race of one of Egypt’s pharaohs. It appears that ‘woke capital’ is distorting history. “Queen Cleopatra,”
Cleopatra was NOT Black, she was the GREEK Queen of Egypt, a beautiful connection between Greek and Egyptian civilizations
Netflix has controversially added the Greek Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, to its list of “blackwashed” historical figures and has thus received much criticism for its revisionism. Cancel Netflix’s “Queen Cleopatra” https://www.change.org/p/cancel-netflix-s-queen-cleopatra-repost?redirect=false Narrated and executive produced
Europe must resist pressure to become ‘America’s followers,’ says Macron
The ‘great risk’ Europe faces is getting ‘caught up in crises that are not ours,’ French president says in interview. ABOARD COTAM UNITÉ (FRANCE’S AIR FORCE ONE) — Europe must reduce its dependency on the United
Eastern Thrace: April 6 1914, the First Phase of the Greek Genocide
The Greek Genocide began in the region of Eastern Thrace, otherwise known today as European Turkey or Turkish Thrace. At a global conference of Thracian Greeks at Didymóteicho in June 2006, April 6 was assigned
Bolton Says Grand Jury Indictment could serve as ‘Rocket Fuel’ for Trump’s 2024 Campaign
Former National Security Adviser John Bolton said the indictment of former President Donald Trump could serve as “rocket fuel” for his third bid for the White House. “I’m not worried about Alvin Bragg hurting Donald
China MFA: “The truth is, the Western creditors account for the lion’s share of developing countries’ debt”
China MFA Spokesman: “The truth is, the Western-dominated commercial creditors and multilateral financial institutions account for the lion’s share of developing countries debt and represent the major source of stress in terms of debt repayment.
