Opinion
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Greek tennis players struggle with dual taxation at the Australian Open
In the elite realm of professional tennis, a less discussed but significant battle is being fought, not with racquets but with tax codes. Greek athletes participating in the Australian Open …
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Mainstreaming hypocrisy and rebooting multiculturalism
I don’t recall any Greek Australian from my generation waking up one fine morning and shouting out: ‘It is great to be white. I really feel white all over.’ On …
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Diatribe: The Dickensian Papadiamantis
“If she lived to celebrate other Christmasses, the heartless mother-in-law and unwitting infanticide did not enjoy a happy old age.” Alexandros Papadiamantis, “The Christmas Bread.” One of my favourite ways …
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Digital ID Bill 2023: An overview of what is proposed for Australia’s online identity landscape
In November 2023, the Australian government introduced a landmark piece of legislation, the Digital ID Bill 2023. This Bill aims to revolutionise how Australians interact with online services, creating a …
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Bomb the world to peace
On October 7, I was having dinner with my Jewish neighbours. As dessert was being served texts started arriving from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Tahlia, our host, told us that …
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1821 Greek Revolutionaries’ call for justice on antiquities theft echoes today
Preamble: Konstantinos Gkioulekas, lawyer, journalist and New Democracy MP, and author of the Greek language book; The Chronicle of the Revolution Through the Newspapers of the Revolution, sent a letter …
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Gratitude and David Beckham
David Beckham’s most endearing feature is his profound gratitude. In the recent Netflix documentary Beckham (2023), we see his gratitude towards his father, Ted’s dedication, his wife Victoria Adams’s forbearance, …
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A land without leaders for peoples without a land
Many of you know me for my short articles on Bronze Age Greece (ca 3000-1200 BCE Minoans and Mycenaeans). What many of you may not know is that I’m also …
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Diatribe: Neobyzantine Christmas
Isidoros, known to the general populace as Izzy, is a Neo-Byzantine. What this means is that even though the last vestiges of Byzantine power fell in the fifteenth century, they …
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Spices, chickens, and misunderstandings: Comedic clash between Greek and French cultures
The end of a terrible year is around the corner. We need a respite to replenish reserves before 2024 and I am making a concerted effort not to monitor international …