Australia

In the third and final part of “Historical Walks” tribute to the Greeks of Australia, the discussion focuses on two defining aspects of Greek migration: the role of the Church within Greek communities and the experience of returning to the homeland.  Joining us is Kostas Kat...

Stathis (Steve) Georganas, a federal MP of Australia, spoke about the main topics he discussed with Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannis Loverdos, who is currently visiting Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania. These included the signing of a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation between Greece and...

In this Saturday’s episode of “Historical Walks”, we continue our journey to Australia. This time, we focus on the great wave of post-war migration. From which corners of Greece did the migrants set out on their long journey, and what conditions did they encounter upon arriving in Austr...

Vrasidas Karalis, Professor of Modern Greek Studies at the University of Sydney, author, and translator, with a distinguished contribution to the promotion of Greek culture in Australia, spoke on Voice of Greece about the project “Our People, Their Stories.”

“Historical Walks” journeys to the other side of the world, to Australia, to explore the migration of Greeks. Guiding us through this journey is historian and author Kostas Katsapis. In the first part of the tribyte we turn back to the 19th century, to the early days of migration, to discover how the Australian state was formed and how the first Greeks found their way there. 

Anastasios Tamis, researcher and professor of Diaspora History, continued his series on prominent Greeks of the diaspora, speaking about the life and contribution of the late Nikolaos Tsoulias and his son Konstantinos Tsoulias to the Greek community of Canberra and Australia more broadly, on Voice of...

John Pandazopoulos, former Minister in the State Government of Victoria, Australia, spoke on Voice of Greece and the program “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis about the promotion of the Greek language and culture. Mr. Pandazopoulos, who has also served as president and secretary general of ...

On the Wednesday, 23 July 2025 episode, we began with an evening greeting from distant Australia. We connected live with Sydney to speak with the Greek Consul, Giannis Malikourtis, just days before the end of his term and his return to Greece. He shared his experiences from nearly three years in office,...

Professor Anastasios Tamis, researcher and Emeritus Professor of Greek History and Diaspora Studies in Melbourne, Australia, spoke on Voice of Greece and the show “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis about the life and legacy of Andreas Andrianopoulos. Andrianopoulos left his native Arc...

Re-elected Australian federal MP Steve (Stathis) Georganas visited the studio of Voice of Greece and spoke with Dimitris Kontogiannis on the program “Our Global Voice”. He shared the story of his own family and paid tribute to the early Greek migrants who paved the way in Australia. Emphasizing the...

On 20 June 2025, historian and leading researcher of the Greek diaspora, Professor Emeritus Anastasios Tamis, spoke on Voice of Greece and the radio show “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis, reflecting on the remarkable life of Zisis Dardalis. Orphaned at a young age, Zisis Dardalis mig...

Journalist and Director of the SBS Greek Program, Themis Kallos, was a guest on "Faraway Words" to mark 50 years since the very first Greek-language radio broadcast of Australia's public broadcaster SBS, which aired on 09 June 2025. He spoke about the early days of those broadcasts, the response they...

Greek-Australian photographer Konstantinos Korsovitis was the guest on this episode of "Faraway Words". Dividing his time between Australia and Greece, Korsovitis spent the last two decades living in Southeast Asia, closely observing the Wayang shadow puppetry tradition—not only during performances a...

As part of the tribute series to notable figures of the Greek Diaspora, Professor Anastasios Tamis, researcher and Emeritus Professor of Diaspora History in Melbourne, shared the remarkable story of Theodoros Skalkos—an immigrant from Laconia who played a defining role in shaping Greek-language journalism i...

The program welcomed Giorgos Lignos, a musicologist and music producer from Brisbane, Australia, who spoke about an upcoming tribute event honoring Mikis Theodorakis. The event will feature a lecture by Lignos on the universal significance of Theodorakis’ work, performances by the Brisbane-based Greek c...

Guests on the Thursday, April 24 episode: Notis Ananiadis, political correspondent, ERT Kostas Boumpas, Member of Parliament for Serres, Hellenic Solution party Themis Bakas, President of the Nationwide Network E-Real Estates Anastasia Siapka, legal researcher – included in the Women i...