The woman in the photograph accompanying this text is captured in that act of bidding goodbye to her sister. As her sister is long gone, the young woman, now an …

Towards the end of his life, the great scholar of what is referred to as the Greek Enlightenment, Adamantios Korais, wrote: “The increase and spread of education in the French …

Eaton Mall does not exist. It has never existed. Instead, if GPY& R advertising agency, on behalf of Public Transport Victoria (PTV) are to be believed, the space occupied by …

When Slav-FYROM members of the community burnt Greek flags at their protest last Sunday, to the chant of “F*ck Greeks”, I became distressed. Had they chanted “F*ck Greece,” I would …

The whole affair took place while I was having a coffee with a friend at one of the cafes on Toorak Road, near my office. My friend a particularly patriotic …

Despite the assumption that traditional customs erode over time, Greek Melbourne has over the decades evolved into an Apokriatic town.

Using the Lonsdale Street Greek Festival as a melting pot is apt because this is a festival that is staged every year with the sole purpose of celebrating diversity

‘Semi-articulation of opinion is no loss to an ochlos that is not interested in listening to any viewpoint that does not reinforce its own narrow prejudices.’

19 May, is a public holiday in Turkey; a celebration of the legacy of Atatürk, Youth and Sports Day. For Hellenes, it signifies the genocide of the Greek peoples of Pontus.

Dean Kalimniou on the ‘Macedonia’ name dispute.