Opinion
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Depictions of Saint George and the family icons
My family icon of Saint George has a legend attached to it. According to tribal lore, it hung in an ancestral home and I owe more existence to it, for …
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Koulla Roussos remembers Easter Saturday of 1974
In 1973, when I was 5 years old, my parents decided to leave Darwin and resettle with five children back to their island home. This move was to have profound …
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Australia’s PM Scott Morrison’s Easter message for Orthodox Christians
For Christians, Easter represents a time of reflection and renewal, as we remember the sacrifice of Christ, His resurrection and the divine story of redemption. This year we will celebrate …
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The viewpoint of a Greek backpacker in Australia during the global pandemic
I must say I am a little bit confused. The prime minister is ordering all backpackers who can’t support themselves financially to leave the country, while on the other hand …
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Coronavirus: good outcomes from a bad situation
“Never allow a crisis to go to waste.” – Rahm Emanuel, chief-of-staff to US president Barack Obama Much will be written about the devastating affects of coronavirus on the world: …
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Kostas Vlasis sends Easter wishes to the diaspora
Dear compatriots and Greeks everywhere, this year’s Holy Week is definitely different from any other year. Under normal circumstances, during these Holy Days we meet in the churches, so that …
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‘I had all the symptoms for coronavirus, I couldn’t breathe and I couldn’t get tested. I’m not the only one’
At almost 38, I can’t recall when the last time I had the flu or what a cold was. Up until three weeks ago I didn’t own a thermometer because …
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States of emergency: the importance of maintaining the social contract
Covid-19 has killed the small state – for now. Liberal democracies are rising to the challenge of an existential threat as they did in World War II. Individualism and diversities, …
Coronavirus support packages will reshape the future economy
Governments across the world have rolled out extensive financial packages to support individuals, businesses and large corporations affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Equally, central banks have decreased their lending rates …
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Mati vs Malice: The secret power of the evil eye undone by yiayia
“Φόρα και μια χάντρα θαλασσιά, να μη σε ματιάσουν τα νησιά,” Yiannis Kalatzis. “Of course your sister is sick,” my grandmother pronounced, dismissing my assertion that she was merely suffering …