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Holy metal: The Orthodox priest rocks to open heaven's gate
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (284+ words) Father Dionisios Tambakis has fused Byzantine chant, drone meditation and prog-metal into Paradise Metal " a surprise global underground hit now heading for vinyl after surging demand Staff writers 18 May 2026 12: 28pm Melismatic Byzantine music and metal are a sure way to the…...
Ela na F'me dinner launches 2026 Greek Food & Wine Festival at Eleni's Kitchen
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (918+ words) Life / Food & Drink More than 50 guests gathered in Yarraville as the Greek Food & Wine Society celebrated Greek cuisine, community and culinary heritage Nelly Skoufatoglou 15 May 2026 4: 18pm The 2026 Greek Food & Wine Festival officially commenced on Thursday evening with the Ela na F'me…...
Musk backs online criticism of Nolan's The Odyssey casting controversy
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (282+ words) Debate ramps up online, with Musk at the head, over Nolan's casting choices of Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy and Elliot Page's reported role linked to Achilles in Homer's epic Staff writers 15 May 2026 12: 56pm Elon Musk posted a missive at…...
'In Bed With the Greeks' exhibition opens in Adelaide with stories stitched through generations
3+ day, 59+ min ago (108+ words) More than 100 people attended the opening of In Bed With the Greeks, a new exhibition exploring the cultural, historical and emotional significance of beds, sleep and domestic life in Greek communities, at the Cowandilla Community Room in Adelaide on 9 May....
From Melbourne to Sinatra: Phoebe Panaretos takes centre stage in the West End
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (916+ words) Greek Australian performer Phoebe Panaretos reflects on originating the role of Nancy Sinatra in the West End premiere of Sinatra The Musical, opening at London's Aldwych Theatre this June....
Greece gifts Olympia to Australia for the 2032 Games
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (413+ words) David M. Pritchard 15 May 2026 11: 11am The Brisbane Olympics Exhibition will tell the remarkable story of the rediscovery of this long-lost games-site. In 1874 AD, Germany signed a contract with Greece to excavate Olympia. This contract stipulated for the first time that artefacts found…...
The comfort of myth, the trouble with history
4+ day, 29+ min ago (391+ words) Kapodistrias and the uneasy gap between public memory and historical knowledge Aristides Hatzis 15 May 2026 9: 02am This reaction is not incidental. It goes to the heart of a much broader problem: the systematic substitution of history with hagiography in contemporary public culture....
Greek Australian designer accused of $4m blackmail in love triangle spat
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (470+ words) Adelaide Lang (AAP) 14 May 2026 11: 45am It has all the elements of an entertaining TV show: feuding owners of a successful fashion label, an alleged blackmail threat for millions of dollars and a love triangle. But instead of playing on the small…...
George Kyriakou turns personal grief and Kimberley inspiration into debut novel at 81
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (185+ words) A journey through the vast and rugged Kimberley region of Western Australia has inspired first-time author George Kyriakou to publish his debut novel, The Outback Redemption, at the age of 81....
Dimitris Basis honoured at NSW Parliament for community philanthropy
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (327+ words) Staff writers 14 May 2026 12: 14pm Dimitris Basis has been recognised at NSW Parliament House for his longstanding support of the Greek Australian community and his ongoing philanthropic work benefiting elderly members of the diaspora. Basis received a Certificate of Appreciation during a…...