Opinion
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Minimum wages and wage growth in Australia: The role of politics
Minimum wages have become an important issue in the 2022 Federal Elections. Back in early 1980s, Economics 101 was telling us that increasing minimum wages would most likely lead to …
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So much more to do to build a stronger future
At the start of the campaign, the first thing I said is that I love Australia. It’s a love shared by Australia’s multicultural communities – so many of whom I …
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Cutting through the hubris, ideologies, records and promises to decide?
Three days prior to the 2019 election I wrote that the choice was between a salesman, Scott Morrison, and a visionary, Bill Shorten. Australians decided to vote for Morrison and …
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Five things the next government should do
As we grind our way through the final week of the federal election, many voters are still making up their minds. While the polls indicate the election is there for …
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The Greek Genocide and the recognition of the mass crime
With the advent of the disintegration phase of the Ottoman state in the late 19th century, with the Neo-Turkish movement in 1908 and the coalition of the nationalist movement of …
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Diatribe – Child’s tale that reaches beyond the frivolous
One wintry Sunday afternoon, as we in Melbourne were enmeshed in the throes of the 2020 lockdown, my eldest daughter came to me and said: «Μπαμπά, όλο γράφεις και γράφεις …
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Labor offers renewal and a better life for all Australians
When the cost of the necessities of life, like food and clothing, grows faster than pay packets of Australians, there is something wrong with our nation. Australians work hard. We …
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Battle of Crete – Peter Adamis responds to Aaron Fox’s letter about Brigadier James Hargest
VALE BRIGADIER JAMES HARGEST by AARON FOX Brigadier James Hargest was an incredible individual. He was a member of the local mounted volunteers before he joined the Southland Mounted Rifles …
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Diatribe – The forgotten genocide: the starvation of the Maronites
My people and your people, my Syrian Brother, are dead … What can be Done for those who are dying? Our Lamentations will not satisfy their Hunger, and our tears …
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Likeability of Leaders matters in elections
It’s a political truism that oppositions don’t win elections, governments lose them. Of course, the opposition must be seen as a well led and viable option. But primarily it is …