Opinion
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The road to multicultural ‘storytime’ in our public spaces
Labor’s announcement if re-elected, to offer $6 million to offer Multicultural/Ethnic Story Times (MST) in our public spaces is a great win for the footprint of languages, real programs on …
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The Coalition to build greater relations with Victoria’s Greek community
The Liberals and Nationals are proud to put forward to the Victorian people what is without doubt the most comprehensive policy agenda ever taken to a Victorian election. For the …
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Labor stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Victoria’s Greek community
Dimopoulos, Staikos, Tarlarmis, Theophanous – the connection between the Greek community and our Labor Government is as clear as the names printed on the ballot paper. Labor has stood with …
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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 …