Dialogue
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The death of the Greek language in Melbourne
Why did only 196 students complete VCE Greek in 2023? Why has the Greek language (dare I say Hellenism/Romiosini itself) seemingly died out so much in Melbourne? Constantly we say …
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On the shared threads of storytelling: Ancient Greece and Indigenous Australia
Across continents and millennia, human cultures have turned to storytelling as a means of making sense of the world, of transmitting knowledge, and of affirming the bonds between people, land, …
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Why and how Turkey got involved in the Cyprus problem
The articles 16, 20, 21 of the Lausanne Treaty, signed in 1923, abandoned the idea of Turkey having any rights in Cyprus from that time onwards. This was because the …
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Diatribe: A Sovereignty of two minds – Cyprus and the politics of coexistence
The history of Cyprus is marked by division, contestation, and the perpetual struggle over competing sovereignties. Over the past century, a succession of proposals has sought to resolve the island’s …
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From patriot to populist: Reflecting on the complex legacy of Andreas Papandreou
Andreas Papandreou was a radical leftist nationalist firebrand who was PM of Greece in the 1980s who threatened to (but never did) leave both NATO and the EU and instead …
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Diatribe: Light and more light – The Greek impressionists
The recent exhibition of French Impressionist masterpieces at the National Gallery of Victoria, replete with ethereal tableaux of sunlit seascapes, perfumed gardens, and the fleeting splendours of modern life as …
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Turkey’s aim was the partition of Cyprus
Turkey invaded Cyprus during the Ottoman Empire in 1570 where no Turks were living on the island and occupied it until 1878. Over 100,000 Greek Cypriots were killed and over …
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The root causes of the rise of antisemitism
Cyprus is very close to Israel. So close that my relatives there tell me how terrifying it was to see the Iranian missiles heading towards Israel in the night sky. …
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Palestine, my love and how I learned to live with Semitic dissonance
It’s strange to think there was a time when you could talk about the Israel-Palestine conflict with a bit of distance. These days, things feel sharper, more polarised. The space …
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PM urges work on green steel over red wine in China
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will raise Australian concerns over Chinese steel dumping as he urges industry leaders from both nations to work together to develop low-carbon steel production methods. At …