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It all began with a slug

I never wanted to be a politician, and yet now I am running as an independent in the seat of Mulgrave. I am appealing to Greek Australians in the electorate …

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The French sub deal may be on the table again

This morning, I came across an old song that I first heard many years ago, Never say never, which is perfect for today’s geopolitics. This could occur in the case …

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Vote for the Hellenes in the state election

Hellenism in Australia is at a turning point, as it emerges from the aging era of the first generation. It still needs capable politicians at all levels of government – …

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Diatribe: Lost Homelands

In her painting, “New Beginnings – Hope,” Mary Raphael perhaps captures in the most profound manner possible, the complexity of the Greek-Australian conception of the homeland and the ancillary loss …

Vale Con Hagi 1956 – 2022

Two weeks ago, we lost our much-loved friend Con Hagi. It’s heart breaking and difficult to comprehend his passing. Hagi was quick-witted, joyously irreverent, high-spirited and occasionally stubborn, but above …

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What is fated is impossible to escape

“The only coarser ship that ever passed this way was Argo, famed of all, when voyaging from Aeëtes: and her waves would soon have dashed on the great rocks, but …

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Labor and Coalition fail to sell hope in Victorian election

During the early days of the pandemic some pondered on what the political landscape would look like once we got to the other side. The 1945 UK general election came …

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The importance of establishing a one-stop government space in Athens for Greeks abroad

In the post-Covid era, Greeks abroad are re-engaging and looking – in record numbers – to visit, invest, establish businesses, study and relocate to Greece. Never has there been a …

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No cultural boxes for me

My mother was born in Famagusta, Cyprus, and my father’s parents in the Marche region of Italy. I was born and raised in Adelaide and try to embrace all three …

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AMWU Vic secretary Tony Mavromatis’ message for Greek Polytechnic Uprising

“The message ‘BREAD-EDUCATION-FREEDOM’ inscribed at the Polytechnic, and the surrounding walls of Athens, by students, workers, and farmers, during those three days in November 1973, are universal and eternal. ‘Bread’ …

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