Opinion
Protecting our Greek inheritance: The fragility of democracy
Just over a month ago, the United States Capitol Building, the seat of American democracy, was attacked by a vicious mob, unbelievably encouraged by the (now former) U.S. President Donald …
The $50 boost to JobSeeker will take Australia’s payment from the lowest in the OECD to the second-lowest after Greece
Fifty dollars sounds like a lot. But the increase in the JobSeeker unemployment benefit announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday is $50 per fortnight, which is just $25 …
Saving face: Why Facebook blocked Australian media but not Neos Kosmos
One can do naught else but praise Social Media god Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan for posting a selfie from the Acropolis a few years ago, which they …
Dialogue –
The acquaintance of the Diaspora Greeks with the Greek culture needs to be more thorough
I got inspired by the recent celebration of Hellenic Education day on February the 9th and the 64th anniversary of the historic newspaper of Neos Kosmos to write a few …
Dialogue –
Opinion: Food and family as a cornerstone of Greek culture
Memories abound of big Greek family picnics, with bags packed to the brim with Tupperware full of tiropites, keftedes and a multitude of other traditional favourites. Perhaps the biggest celebration …
Locked down again but free to revel in maternal wisdom
Never let a snap lockdown go to waste. I have used Melbourne’s Lockdown III to learn more about what my 87-year-old Greek mother thinks about life. I was visiting my …
Marrickville, returning to the ‘Little Greece’ of our memories
At last the contribution of Greek migrants to Marrickville in Sydney has been recognised with a part of it being officially called “Little Greece”. This is the suburb I grew …
Going for CALD on COVID….
Back in March 2020, with the first COVID-19 lockdown in place, and reports appearing of the way the virus was affecting people of colour in the USA and UK, I …
Serbs in the Greek revolution
Ν΄ ἀνάψωμεν μία φλόγα, σὲ ὅλην τὴν Τουρκιά, Νὰ τρέξ΄ ἀπὸ τὴν Μπόσνα, καὶ ὡς τὴν Ἀραπιά. “We will light a flame throughout the Turkish lands That will spread from …
Remembering Theia Toula, the roving Greek school teacher followed by her students wherever she could establish herself
Greek school teacher Stamatia Kyratzis. (1928-2021) was lovingly known to her Greek Australian students as Thia Toula even though she was no one’s real aunt. The location of her class …