On 5 October, as part of the Third Zeibekiko Festival of Australia, an initiative of Sofia Ventouri, Melbourne witnessed one of its most memorable cultural events of recent years. Ivanhoe …

The birth of a state is rarely the work of armed struggle alone. Insurgents may raise banners, proclaim constitutions, and shed blood, but without recognition sovereignty remains suspended between aspiration …

The recently released Victoria Multicultural Review – Final Report presents itself as a decisive blueprint for an inclusive and harmonious state. It invokes the rhetoric of trust, cohesion, and the …

The Hellenic Writers’ League of Australia convened a profound and stirring tribute to two of the most emblematic composers of the twentieth century, Manos Hatzidakis and Mikis Theodorakis, on the …

The memory of the Greeks of Constantinople stirs the heartstrings of our people. It evokes an ever absent presence, a community whose voices, though long silenced, continue to haunt the …

Sections of the Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek communities across the globe have greeted Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent acknowledgment of the genocides of their peoples with jubilation. His words, spoken during an …

The recent anti-immigration protests held in Australian cities serve as a troubling reflection of a society grappling with profound insecurity. A confident Australia that once prided itself on dynamism and …

Over a decade ago, I was asked to chair a meeting between the then visiting Greek Minister for Tourism and various travel agents in Melbourne. The meeting was organised in …

In the vast, unrelenting tapestry of Empire, its weft composed of dominion, its warp of human exile, there are names that emerge fleetingly, like fireflies in the dusk, bearing with …

In diasporic Greek communities across the globe, and particularly in Australia, the existence of Greek language schools is often heralded as a cultural triumph. We commemorate anniversaries, issue proclamations of …