Mary Sinanidis
News –
Greek Australian youth mobility as Work and Holiday Visa kicks off on 1 July
The Australian government has announced the finalisation of the Work and Holiday Visa agreement between Greece and Australia. The bilateral agreement will go into effect from July 1, and will …
Dialogue –
Schadenfraude and the college admissions scandal
Schadenfreude is defined as pleasure derived from another person’s misfortune. The college admissions scandal has all the elements of schadenfreude as we condemn Hollywood A-Listers doing all they can to …
Life –
Religious cuisine and the supernatural at kolyva-making workshop in Altona
The Greek word for funeral κηδεία (kidia) derives from the verb κήδομαι (kidome) that means to attend to or take care of someone. Fittingly, the Greek funeral process is marked …
Life –
Apokries around Greece: Athens, Patra and Xanthi – three carnivals of colour
Apokries (Carnival) time in Greece is filled with spectacular traditions, masquerading and all manner of performances. From local fertility-rites to other events with pagan roots, festivities are held in the …
Features –
Japanese musician with rebetiko in his soul performs at Melbourne Rebetiko Music Festival
On the one hand you have the Japanese work ethic, subservience and fastidiousness. On the other hand you have Greek rebetika, music once despised and marginalised within the hashish dens …
Dialogue –
Macedonia from Alexander the Great to Alexis Tsipras
To the uninitiated, the name dispute between Greece and FYROM seemed like a triviality – a curiosity at best. In the decades-long tug of war, the devil was always hidden …
Life –
Kolyva-making workshop helps people master the art of religious cuisine
The Greek word for funeral κηδεία (kidia) derives from the verb κήδομαι (kidome) that means to attend to or take care of someone. Fittingly, the Greek funeral process is marked by caring tribute and there …
Sport –
Zoe Poulis, a young Greek mermaid climbing ranks in Synchronised Swimming
Plugged nostrils, uncomfortable goggles that slant your eyes and airtight swimming caps that tug and pull at your hair – enough to cause a headache – and the smell of …
Dialogue –
The gutsiest, ballsiest Greek women of them all
Is International Women’s Day really necessary? The very fact that the celebration exists is an oxymoron as we celebrate equality by singling out a gender – and this by its …
Life –
“Greeks. Romioi. Greek Australians” on display – Who are we now?
Back in the Seventies, a fellow fifth grader – a diasporan like myself – asked me what part of Greece I was from. “I was born in Constantinople,” I said. …