Opinion
Open Dialogue Series conjures images of forsaken Epitalio, all of Greece in one overlooked town
On the verdant slope of Dardiza, where the 110km-long Alfeios River forms its delta, survives a picturesque town which, during the Mycenaean Age was known as Thryon, and later – …
What’s in a name? How recruitment discriminates against ‘foreign’ applicants
Since moving from Pakistan to Australia, Mariam Mohammed has gained a bachelor’s and a master’s degree, co-founded a social enterprise (teaching financial literacy to women) and made the Australian Financial …
Mitropanos sings away every “Cloudy Sunday” during lockdown
“And here again”(1) – we are in lockdown. But this time, every “Cloudy Sunday” (2), “I will close my eyes”(3) and Mitropanos will “Sing me one more song” (4). The …
Delta and the variant strains working through letters of the Greek alphabet
At this, the commencement point of the narrative, the gentle reader is courteously invited to spare a thought for the tender feelings of Australian chanteuse Delta Goodrem, whose first name …
Another Cyprus initiative fizzled in Geneva as Turkey trapped a mouse
Why did President Anastasiades allow himself to fall into Turkey’s trap and show up in Geneva? Most importantly, why was he so anxious to partake at the Informal 5+1 Conference …
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Greek Expatriates and Institutional Rights: An Outcry from the Antipodes
I wish to express here the broader sentiment of the expatriate Hellenism of Australia towards a new two-way and equal relationship with Greece. Expatriates who are of Greek origin (i.e., …
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Greeks of Malta and their continued resilience since ancient times
Flying into Malta I was excited. I had always wanted to be met at an airport by someone holding a placard with my name on it. The Maltese Tourism Authority …
New Greek names for COVID in order to stop stigmatising countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a new naming system for the coronavirus that uses Greek letters to refer to the different variants. For the variants of concern, B117 …
Aesop’s fairytale advice for a real life pandemic
“Slow and steady wins the race.” (Aesop, “The Hare and the Tortoise” (620-560 BC) Let the clarion calls from Australian corporations, politicians and experts to open our borders faster and harder get louder. We, the citizenry, should stay the course. We should remember Aesop’s words in our battle against COVID-19 and continue with measured and methodical actions. Of course, COVID-19 is not a fairytale and Aesop was an Ancient Greek slave fabulist, not a …
Belarus kidnapping: what international law says about capture of dissident journalist Roman Protasevich
Here’s what we know: the Ryanair aircraft carrying dissident Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich was scheduled to fly from Athens in Greece to Vilnius in Lithuania on 23 May. While in …