On Thursday 22 September 2022, journalist Dimitris Troaditis made a fascinating presentation in his Dimitris Tsaloumas Memorial Lecture at the Greek Centre in Melbourne. Among other observations, Troaditis lamented the …

All tourists know the Acropolis and the Parthenon looming over the city of Athens. By day or night this hill of ancient importance, reminds the inhabitants of a time eons …

“A world ends when its metaphor has died. An age becomes an age, all else beside, When sensuous poets in their pride invent Emblems for the soul’s consent That speak …

Mainstream governments are facing difficult times. For the last two years, there has been an avalanche of crises. The COVID-19 pandemic has placed governments worldwide in a precarious position. In …

It is a natural Austro-Hellenic knee-jerk reaction to cry appropriation, with regard to the National Gallery of Victoria’s latest projected installation of its Architecture Commission series, in this case, a …

Kyra Koula and her daughter Anastasia have recently returned to our antipodean climes after their long-hoped for summer sojourn in the motherland. Separated from her own mother in the village …

I love community sport. I remember the nerves I felt before a race at little athletics and the joy of playing footy with friends at high school. Sport also kept …

This week, Anthony Albanese and his cabinet completed their first hundred days in government with his approval ratings remaining high. At the beginning of August, Newspoll found that Mr Albanese …

Time creates chasms in memory. Mnemonic landscapes become difficult to define and past lives become increasingly opaque. On this Father’s Day when my son gave me my presents, they became …

As the night wore on, the temperature in Athens was hot, with lots of wind. During the night, I couldn’t sleep well because dogs in my neighbourhood kept barking  since …