I was seven-years-old on July 24, 1974, as Thessaloniki celebrated, and the chant “he’s coming!” sounded from cars, the streets and balconies. The optimism of those days was vindicated. Fifty …

Due to the fact that millions of Greeks emigrated from Greece to other countries mainly during the second half of the 20th century, there are now many estates in Greece, …

July 21, 2024 at approximately 1.30pm at Federation Square in Melbourne. The crowd was gathering. A cool winters day and fortunately the rain held off, unfortunately so did the sun. …

Kostas Menoikos, son of Nikolaos and Theonitsa Menoikos, was one of our own. Born on October 28, 1948, in Varosha, the heart of the occupied city of Famagusta, his parents …

Do you remember professor Julius Sumner Miller? ‘Why is it so?” he would ask. Have you ever had a ‘Why is it so’ moment?” I have. Allow me to tell …

My first conversation with the late Peter Jasonides relating to Epirus took place at a Pontian «παρακάθ’». The traditional Pontian song «Τρυγόνα» was playing and we were comparing lyrics, as …

In 2023, my firm, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers, represented Stefen Kourkoulis, a solicitor with 37 years experience who recorded the execution of a Will prepared for a 90 year old woman …

This year is a sombre milestone which serves as a reminder that the occupation of a large part of our island has been ongoing for far too long. In 1974, …

For Cypriots the division of Cyprus is deeply and personally felt. Its Hellenic history dating back thousands of years is what Cypriots have in common with all Greeks, both in …

In Turkish author Elif Shafak’s 2021 novel: “The Island of Missing Trees,” the trauma of the division of two communities is highlighted through the discovery of her hybrid past by …