Opinion
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The Ship of State sails with confidence into the future
Plato talked of the Ship of State as a metaphor for governance and direction. The Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) has had steady governance and now looks to the future. …
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12 proposals for the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria (GOCMV)
The upcoming February 6th elections for the new Board of Management of the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria (GOCMV), as well as the fact that this oldest and …
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Diatribe: Changing the date
When the Constitution first came into being in 1901, Section 127 provided that ‘in reckoning the numbers of people of the Commonwealth, or of a State or other part of …
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PRONIA pays tribute to Nick Polites OAM, 1927 – 2022
PRONIA was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Nick Polites, a much loved member, volunteer and most importantly co-founder of our organisation. Nick Polites, along with Dr. Spiros …
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Diatribe: Summer Peninsula Malaise
The twelve days of Christmas are well and truly over, even if yet again for another year, their termination was not marked by a mass migration to Princess Pier, for …
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Four insights from the Djokovic Saga
The Djokovic saga that was played out in front of us over the last few weeks should have been a welcome distraction from the many global events that are keeping …
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Strong words advanced against Australia from the Serbian President over the Anti-Vaxxer- Djokovic
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vučić posted a four-minute video on Instagram on Saturday titled: “Support for Novak Djokovic and response to the Prime Minister of Australia”. President Vučić said it was …
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Goodbye my friend – Ulysses arrives in Ithaca
Monday 3 January was warm and bright. Ulysses, Odysseus, died. If there is god, then Ulysses Kokkinos was on-side that day. The man who entertained a generation of fans, on …
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Love people, use things: John Vithoulkas in response to worry over the fate of Greek associations
I would like to thank Dean Kalymniou and Alex Economou for their articles relating to the future of Hellenism in Australia and the position of the many Greek organisations. Beyond …
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Diatribe: Ancient Greeks – Athletes, warriors, heroes and… thieves
One of the first things that I discovered about my late lamented father in law upon meeting him for the first time was that unbeknownst to us, we had crossed …