Opinion
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Takeaways from the World Panomogenetic Medical Conference in Thessaloniki
I would like to publicly express my gratitude and congratulations to Mr Giannis Chrysoulakis, the Secretary General of Greeks Abroad and Public Diplomacy, who with his vision and charismatic personality …
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Antipodes: can rejuvenate in authentic ways
The pandemic has reset the industry. COVID-19 affected the way people think and live, but also the event industry as whole. To rejuvenate festivals such as Antipodes while we are …
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Dispatches from Ukraine’s war zone
I wrote this in Bucharest’s Henri Coanda International Airport while waiting for a connecting flight back home, to Australia. I found it hard to believe that I was in a …
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Our parents, the carers
For the last ten or so years I’ve seen my mum and dad care endlessly for their parents. They’ve gone with them to every doctor’s appointment, to support them and …
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Bill Papastergiadis farewells Kosmas Rekaris
With the opening words “καλημέρα Βασίλη, συγνώμη για την ενόχληση, ξέρω πόση δουλειά έχεις, αλλά έχω ένα θέμα που θέλω να συζητήσω ..», Rekaris would call me most weeks. Rekaris …
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Diatribe: The things we don’t talk about
“When Tasia came to Australia in the mid-Sixties, it was at the invitation of her newly married sister. The plan was for Tasia to help her sister with her baby …
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Should Kyrgios leave the island?
Nick Kyrgios is through to his first grand slam final after Spaniard Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon with injury. If Kyrgios wins he will be the first Australian men’s singles …
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Diatribe: On swastikas, stars and crescents
I remember the first and only time I ever drew a swastika clearly. I was six years old and had recently watched the Greek classic film «Οι Γερμανοί Ξανάρχονται» (The …
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Anthony Albanese in Paris presses the reset button
Paris was sunny on July 1, 2022. At the Elysée Palace in Paris, Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese met with the French President Emmanuel Macron under a bright blue sky. …
“Tha Sou Po Tin Alitheia”: Authenticity and truthful storytelling
Not long ago, my pappou passed away at the age of 92. He left us as many did during these COVID times – in a hospital bed, away from loved …