Opinion
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Pericles’ bust gives fanboy Boris Johnson advice on the Parthenon Marbles
The prime minister sat at his desk, rubbing his temples. He had a throbbing headache. It was just after 11pm. He willed himself to pick up the following briefing on …
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On not being an idiot
Finishing high school felt like such a relief. I could not wait for liberation from uniforms and the cloistered classrooms built around the design of a Union Jack. Little did …
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Helping Victorian families build their dream
As Greek Australians know, owning your own home is the core of the great Australian dream. Hundreds of thousands of Greeks left the ashes of a war-torn Greece to settle …
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Diatribe: Greeks of Görlitz – A study in German collaboration
I first learned of the Greeks of Zgorzelec in Poland (formerly the German imperial city of Görlitz) from Preston-based Faye Mangos, who describes in her autobiography “A Cry of the …
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What the soul holds
The instant my daughter Maya was born time stopped and the world split in half. Everything was recast by cosmic division of before and after. The death of my father …
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Diatribe: At the Greek Book Fair
“Not so much peeved as content,” I responded. “This is my zen face.” Buddhist manuscripts in cursive Greek, dated later than the second century AD, have been recently found in …
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Diatribe: Broad Casting
Not so long ago, while presenting the Epirus Programme on community radio, I happened to make mention of the passing of Isaac Mizan, who was the last Auschwitz survivor of …
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Why Books Matter: 2023 Greek Book Fair
John Berger was one of the most influential art critics of our time. He was also an artist, poet, and novelist. In 1972, he published his best-seller Ways of Seeing …
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Victoria’s ambitious vacant land tax overhaul: Bold solution to housing crisis or pitfall?
Picture a street in Victoria lined with empty blocks and lifeless houses. This image captures a pressing issue in our state: a housing crisis of skyrocketing prices and unused spaces. …
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From the shadows of 1950s prejudices to the light of Greece and agape
Shadow of fear in 1950s My father was a Protestant Minister, and he carried his fear of others as secretly and discreetly as he could. His fear of others was …