It was April, 1978, I was 16 years old. I walked into the kitchen as my Dad was listening to the Greek language radio news. He had paused from his …

When Saddam Hussein would routinely win his presidential campaigns with around 97 per cent of the vote, I used to wonder how on earth he couldn’t attain a magical 99 …

In the past few weeks, I’ve received hundreds of them. Painstakingly drafted. Delivered with lots of love. Some even with cash wrapped inside them. All these letters have come from …

Eaton Mall does not exist. It has never existed. Instead, if GPY& R advertising agency, on behalf of Public Transport Victoria (PTV) are to be believed, the space occupied by …

In 1983, Benedict Anderson developed a theory of nationalism known as the imagined community. Put simply, Anderson sought to establish how people who would likely never meet each other, and …

There is a variety of different providers of Greek language courses for school children in Melbourne: Government schools, independent schools, VSL and what many of us have grown up with, …

There is a quote that I came across, a while back, that resonated and I think it best describes a certain aspect of our lives: “broken English is the language …

I know Alex Bhathal. We would meet at our sons’ soccer game every Sunday for a season. She also used to ferry young African boys to the games when their …

When Slav-FYROM members of the community burnt Greek flags at their protest last Sunday, to the chant of “F*ck Greeks”, I became distressed. Had they chanted “F*ck Greece,” I would …

There are 195 countries in the world today. Imagine a country where a football match is played, the home team scores a goal, the referee after consulting with his assistant …