Opinion
Response to Boris Johnson’s comments about the Parthenon Marbles
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni has contacted the international associations for the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures to inform them of the positions expressed by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and …
Should we reinvent the ancient Greeks?
Robert Dessaix is one of the great Australian writers. His travel books are masterpieces of warm and inclusive observation. His 2008 book Arabesques is, like the works of the great …
Life –
Dreaming that Greece might still be free
Last Wednesday, the 17 March, the City of Moreland, home to one of the most historically significant Greek communities in Melbourne, held a Greek Bicentennial Day Celebration and Flag Raising …
Speak Greek in March and savour Hellenism all year around
Why should I speak Greek in March? What’s so special about speaking Greek? What’s the purpose of speaking Greek in March? How can a little campaign initiated in 2015 by …
Provoking China is not in Australia’s national interest
The federal government has given Victoria until tomorrow (10 March) to explain why its Belt and Road Initiative deal with China should not be ripped up. Power to cancel the …
Wise women: Six ancient female philosophers you should know about
When we conjure up ancient philosophers the image that springs to mind might be a bald Socrates discoursing with beautiful young men in the sun, or a scholarly Aristotle lecturing …
Dialogue –
The Greek Mata Hari and the revolution
In her book, “Women of ‘21,” Greek historian and feminist Koula Xiradaki observes that the historiography of the 1821 Revolution has become “like the monasteries of Mount Athos: a place …
Dialogue –
Greek diaspora commemorates the bicentennial
On 25 March 2021, Greece will commemorate the 200th anniversary of its national day. This bicentenary will be marked with great pomp and ceremony not only in Greece but in …
Fake news was a thing long before Donald Trump — just ask the ancient Greeks
The idea of “news” is a pretty new thing. So is the concept of “fake news”, as in false or misleading information presented as news. Accordingly, we don’t expect to …
Our yiayia, SBS presenter Angela Pirdas remembered as a doting grandmother
Angela Pirdas, known as ‘Kikitsa’ to her dearest friends, succumbed to cancer on 1 March.Despite her illness, her death caused shock in the community. A much-loved member of the diaspora, …