Dialogue
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Recognising statehood,Greece and Palestine
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 …
Reviewing multiculturalism: State and stasis
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 …
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Australian experts reaffirm safety of paracetamol in pregnancy amid US claims
The safety of paracetamol during pregnancy has been thrust into the spotlight after claims by the US Department suggested a possible link between the common pain reliever and autism. Australian …
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Diatribe: Constantinople 1955 Pogrom – The case for Genocide
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 …
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If only we had 300 such Greeks
There are moments when the soul longs for true role models — figures who conquer the world not with wealth and noise, but with light, dignity, and generosity. One such …
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Diatribe: Not quite recognition
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 …
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The Nobel Prize Trump can still win
President Donald Trump’s attempts to solve the Ukraine war, including by rolling out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin in Alaska, and (initially publicly humiliating) pressuring Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy to …
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China: Steel, Thucydides, and Machiavelli
When I was a child in Greece, I remember my father saying, “Chinese steel breaks –cuts– like bread.” (I’m not sure if he himself still remembers saying it.) In a …
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Immigration insecurity and the perpetual foreigner
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 …
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Nazism: A deadly disease that must be eradicated
After the disgraceful march of neo-Nazis, last week, it is important to make clear that Nazism is not politics. It is not ideology. It is a cancer. Like every cancer, …