Opinion
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Churchill: pragmatism, principle, and political vision
I am an admirer of Winston Churchill in so many ways. He did have his major shortcomings, such as being the instigator of the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign in 1915, and …
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Beyond rhetoric: Why Australia’s Tax Reform Summit must be more than consensus theatre
Treasurer Jim Chalmers will open his long-awaited economic reform roundtable on Tuesday, following weeks of build-up. Over three days in Canberra, key figures including former Treasury secretary Ken Henry, ACCC …
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Diatribe: Premature celebration? A reflection on Greek language education
In diasporic Greek communities across the globe, and particularly in Australia, the existence of Greek language schools is often heralded as a cultural triumph. We commemorate anniversaries, issue proclamations of …
The loss of a Greek Statue in Melbourne
A few years ago a statue of a Greek Prime Minister went missing. Did this happen in Athens? Thessaloniki? No, it happened in East Brunswick. For decades, a statue of …
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Diatribe: The woman in the well – Queer myth, Indigenous memory and the ambiguity of resurrection
Dmetri Kakmi’s The Woman in the Well is not merely a novel. It is a cosmogony forged in fragments, a Gothic theogony of the antipodes. It gathers mythic sediments from …
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From Melbourne to Darwin: A 17-day journey through Australia’s spiritual heartland
Last June, I participated with a group of fellow Greek Australians in a bus trip from Melbourne to Darwin, the capital of the Northern Territory. The trip was organised by …
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Cornelius Castoriadis: The Greek who dreamt in ideas
Cornelius Castoriadis reflected on humans. He decided that the role of each person in the social-historical context is essential. Castoriadis was himself in awe of ideas. Ideas are what, in …
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Pathways to Greek citizenship: What grandchildren of Greeks need to know
The last few years there has been a significant increase in the demand for the Greek citizenship and the Greek/European passport all over the world, primarily among descendants of Greeks. …
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Diatribe: Saint Marina – A redemptive critque of the patriarchy
Saint Marina of Antioch in Pisidia, like many women canonised in the Christian tradition, offers a compelling yet theologically intricate narrative of sanctity forged through suffering. Her hagiography, marked by …
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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 …