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Farewell, Vasso Kalamaras: a pioneer of Greek-Australian literature
Vasso Kalamaras, the Greek and Western-Australian pioneering writer of poetry, prose and plays, is no longer with us. She died suddenly on 3 January, as Vivienne Morris, a dear friend …
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Greek Australians living abroad feel the agony of the fires
As Australians try to deal with the current bushfire crisis, expats are suffering from spectator trauma with repeated checks to emergency services websites and anxious phone calls to family and …
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Ah, those innocent days of vegemite, tampons and Windex!
Windex In My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Windex was ‘the wonder drug’ which dad Michael Constantine used to cure everything from “psoriasis to poison ivy”. The Facebook site, Early Greek …
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Trump-Mitsotakis engage in US-Greece strategic dialogue in interesting times
After the US execution of Iranian terror mastermind Qassem Soleimani, the combustible regional dynamic across the eastern Mediterranean Sea, where southern Europe, the Middle East, Eurasia and northern Africa intersect, …
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Ekpyrosis, a Stoic belief in the periodic destruction of the cosmos
Ekpyrosis (ἐκπύρωσις), the ancient Greek term for conflagration, describes a Stoic belief in the periodic destruction of the cosmos by a great conflagration every Great Year – according to Plato, …
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Open letter: Archbishop Makarios calls for action to help in bushfire appeal
My dear friends, With great sadness and heartache, we find ourselves in the midst of a fire crisis, which has unfolded in front of our eyes in recent days, here …
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Diatribe: Happy Hermes to you this holiday season
“I must ring Πίτα,” the middle-aged lady remarked, outside church, “and wish him a Happy Nameday.” “Πίτα;” I asked, taken aback, “Γιορτάζουν σήμερα οι Πίτες;” “Yes,” the lady responded. “Είναι …
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Opinion: Calls for Victorian Government to intervene following violence and violations in Whittlesea
The Australian Hellenic Council is a peak lobby group within the Greek-Australian community in relation to political and social issues affecting that community. We deplore the recent incident in Melbourne …
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“So mummy… Am I Greek or Australian?”
Many say that ‘there is no place like home’ and that despite having left Greece to migrate to Australia, most migrants of Greek descent continue to feel Greek inside. So, …
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Reflecting on the true meaning of Christianity: forgiveness, charity, empathy
At this time of the year I reflect on what Christianity means. For me it is about a belief that we are more than our physical existence on this planet. …