Mary Sinanidis
News –
Peeling back the layers of Arthur Sinodinos, Australia’s Kefalonian Ambassador to the United States
Much has been written about the US elections, and Australia’s Ambassador to the US, Arthur Sinodinos, has been busy analysing, answering media questions, advising Australia’s government. He may have …
Life –
Labor, Liberal and La Trobe University’s Greek studies: a political perspective
Government can play a pivotal role in keeping languages alive, by setting multicultural policies with a vision which drives the future. La Trobe University’s administration announced the consultation process for …
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La Trobe University says, “We’ll get back to you”
La Trobe University’s leadership has been inundated with community letters, a petition (nearly 4,000 signatures on Friday) and requests for media interviews following the 11 November announcement for a consultation …
A warning for Greek language in Australia: Use it or you’ll lose it
My parents came to Australia as minority Rum Greeks from Turkey because Greece, wishing to preserve its ethnic population in Istanbul, would not have them. So they came to Australia …
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Committee created during urgent meeting to keep Modern Greek studies alive at La Trobe University
The ways in which you can support the continuation of Greek at La Trobe by 25 November: Write a short letter of support and send it to: consultation@latrobe.edu.au Sign the …
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La Trobe University’s Greek language programme under threat
The Modern Greek language programme at La Trobe University may be terminated in two weeks time unless consultations with the university prove fruitful. The proposal to cut the programme, along …
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Taxed twice: Greek Australians aren’t just bicultural, they’re also double taxed
An Italian Australian, Turkish Australian and Greek Australian have investments in Rome, Istanbul and Athens respectively. The Italian and the Turk get taxed once in the country where their investments …
Dialogue –
Facebook musings on Samos earthquake from the land without cats
There’s Australia, there’s Greece and then there’s sociologist/children’s book writer Eugene Trivizas and his ‘Land Without Cats’. I was reminded of the story following the Samos earthquake where earthquake diplomacy …
Dialogue –
Multicultural media kept in the dark during COVID-19
Former Queensland premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen, a major influence in state and Commonwealth politics for 60 years, used to refer to press conferences as ‘feeding the chooks’. Refusing repeated calls to …
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Mad Melbourne rush to car washes, hairdressers, auctions and more
Melburnians began to feel that pinch of traffic this week. It felt reassuring to see services slowly ease following restrictions. Ali Sadiku, manager of Grand Wash Auto, which serves a …