Helena Smith
Helena Smith is the Guardian's correspondent in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus.
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Emigration
The Greek exodus to Australia
22 December 201115The Guardian London -
Greece | Turkey
Armed EU to keep out migrant flow
26 October 2010The Guardian London
For young Europeans from crisis stricken states, booming Australia has become a new land of opportunity. This is especially true for a new generation of Greek graduates, joining the largest expatriate Greek community in the world. 
The numbers of immigrants seeking passage through the porous Turko-Greek border has quadrupled in the past year. With the Greek government unable to cope, Frontex, Europe’s external borders agency is to deploy armed guards to the region.