The Boulevard news magazine is a monthly publication from Greece about current affairs, culture and other news affecting Greece and Greeks worldwide. In the July/August 2025 issue of the news magazine, Dr. Anastasios Myrodis Tamis has written an article which provides a commentary about the efforts on the part of Read more
A one-year memorial to honour the life and legacy of the late Peter Jasonides was organised by the Australian Institute of Macedonian Studies in collaboration with Alphington Grammar and Pontiaki Estia. The event was held on Friday the 11th of July at the Alphington Grammar Lyceum. Peter was an iconic Read more
In March of 2025, the Executive Board of UNESCO has proposed that 9 February each year be established as World Greek Language Day, following an initiative by Greece’s Permanent Delegation to the Organisation and its Permanent Representative, Georgios Koumoutsakos. Mr Koumoutsakos worked closely with a team of academics led by Read more
Theofani Karabatsas (Master of Arts), a Greek Laographer who is based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia has published an academic article on the history of Laography in Greece and its development as a framework for understanding and defining Greek tradition, culture and traditional art. The article is available in English and Read more
The Boulevard news magazine is a monthly publication from Greece about current affairs, culture and other news affecting Greece. In the February 2025 issue of the news magazine, Dr. Anastasios Myrodis Tamis has written an article which provides a commentary on the political deeds of successive Greek governments from the Read more
The Greek TV Channel ERT News programme “Epilogue” and reporter Apostolos Maggiriadis were hosted by the Acropolis Museum for a full interview with its Director General, Nikos Stambolidis. The discussion focused on the issue of the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures. The interview, which is in Greek, can be found Read more
During the month on May this year, AIMS members petitioned Australian Politicians at the State and Federal level to support the international recognition for a Greek Language Day. The proposed International Day of Greek Language aims to accentuate the Greek language’s status as a universal cultural asset and conduit of Read more
On the week marking the forty days since the passing of Peter Jasonides, Professor Tamis wrote an article in the Greek Herald about this great man who represented Pontian Hellenism and contributed greatly to the Hellenic Community in Australia. The article can be read at the link below:
The documentary “Lethal Nationalism: Genocide of the Greeks 1913-1923” was screened for the first time in Australia in a cinema in Melbourne on the 19th of May 2024. The documentary chronicles the genocide of the Greeks, and other indigenous Christians, at the hands of the Ottoman and Nationalist Turks. Terry Read more
As part of the 2024 South African Film Festival, which will be taking place from the 2nd to the 30th of May in Australia and New Zealand, a documentary titled “George Bizos ICON” will be screened in selected cinemas. The documentary is about the life of George Bizos, a Greek Read more