Relay-runners are now carrying the Olympic torch to Paris. With the 2024 Olympics fast approaching, debate is again heating up about what countries spend on national Olympic teams. Our own …

Europeans still hope that Ukraine can win the current shocking war. Many also continue to hope that democracy will be a major reason why the Ukrainians will be victorious. I …

It is a great honour for me to be speaking tonight at the University of Piraeus. I have devoted much of my professional life to this beautiful and historic port …

In France and Australia, 11 November is commemorated as the day when the First World War ended. A sombre day of reflection. As an Australian I am not alone in …

The delayed Tokyo Olympics have begun. Many are understandably asking whether it was worth it for Australia to send off an Olympic team. The Australian government spent a mind-boggling $340 …

This week, 2500 years ago, a Greek fleet, off the waters of Athens, defeated a much larger Persian one. This naval victory against the odds put an end to the …

Australians continue to study the celebrated funeral oration attributed to Pericles at school and at university. Often the French are surprised to learn this. For them Australia is simply a …