Minority groups are so susceptible to misunderstanding and prejudice in testing times. It’s up to the government and the mainstream media to be more tolerant.

The Abbott government in the last few weeks is taking full advantage of almost all the political ‘opportunities’ presented to it.

Geography, history and the human struggle and need to survive might help cultivate certain national characteristics.

Kostas Karamarkos explores the attitudes of Australians on key notions of their national myth, notions of a ‘fair go’ and ‘mateship’ and notions that reflect social progress.

The government finds it extremely difficult to change the negative attitudes of the citizens towards the May budget and are desperately trying to change the political agenda.

The pro-Abbott media have created the non-existent myth that Malcolm Turnbull is out and about trying to reclaim at the first given opportunity the Liberal leadership.

Kostas Karamarkos explores the current Victorian political landscape in this week’s opinion piece.

The Frankston MP wilfully contravened the Code of Conduct of MPs, says the opposition.

A look at the study conducted by the Brotherhood of St Laurence of the life chances of 167 babies who were born in Australia in 1990.

How culturally rich and “adventurous” is the Greek Australian community in this great metropolis of the south, or in other Greek diaspora centres around the world?