Opinion
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The value of a degree in Humanities and Modern Greek studies
At the start of every academic year, many university students wonder which subjects they should include in their studies and how they should they go about choosing them. Perhaps the …
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Tsitsipas Deus: Abdul the motor mechanic and his take on Greek glory
Abdul the motor mechanic, is one of my oldest and closest friends. Heavily bearded and bodily hirsute, he hails from Florina. His original nickname was “freebie” because years ago, in …
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YOUR SAY: Is the Prespes Agreement really a resolution of the long-standing name dispute?
Our readers responded to the plethora of articles and opinion pieces showing different aspects of the long-standing name dispute, including a plethora of opinions. We were inundated with messages on …
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OPINION: “Macedonia is one, and Greek”, the mantra
Many Greeks have taken up, on Facebook at least, the slogan, “Macedonia is one, and Greek”. For most, I know, this is an innocent affirmation of faith. We routinely demonstrate …
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OPINION: The myth of modern Macedonia
As a professor (now an emeritus professor) of Classics and Ancient History at The University of Western Australia, I became involved in the Macedonian naming dispute about ten years ago, …
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Letter to the Editor: Archdiocese condemns regurgitated article
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia has become aware of an ‘article’ that was published in Greek and English on the 16 January 2019 edition of The Greek herald, by …
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Taken for a ride: Aiia Maasarwe could have been any one of us
Last Friday after work, all I wanted was to board the first tram, go home and rest; potentially head out for a drink or two. But I couldn’t. Most days …
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Diatribe: The enigma of the arrival and afternoon in Melbourne
Giorgio De Chirico, an Italian painter who was born and raised in Volos, painted The Enigma of the Arrival and the Afternoon in 1912. An eerie mood and strange artificiality …
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Greek Community: an anomaly and an act of resistance
The Greek Communities of the Diaspora (GOCM&V) have a very long history. In the 18th and early 19th centuries there were important Communities in Italy, England, France, Romania, Russia, Vienna, …
Update in our newsroom: English editor comes to a place of ‘home’
After my first week in Melbourne and just three days in the offices of Neos Kosmos as the new editor of the English edition, it has become clear that the …