Dialogue
Nicholas Katris shares parting words as he retires from PRONIA’s presidency
When I was first invited to become a Board Director of Australia Greek Welfare Society (PRONIA), I was not aware of the magnitude of the responsibility I was accepting. Although …
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Tributes pour in following the death of senator Paul Sarbanes
Tributes flowed following the death of Greek-American senator Paul Sarbanes, a Maryland Democrat who served in the US Congress for more than thirty years. Born to Greek immigrants in Maryland …
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The deep state bureaucracies ruling the Minoan “Palaces” in Crete
The term “deep state” was coined in the 1990s to refer to bureaucratic resistance to government strongmen (eg. Tayyip Recep Erdogan). Yet, it characterises a traditional concept in political science, …
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Guarding Thermopylae, blocking the pass to the Persians
«Εμείς εδώ φυλάμε Θερμοπύλες», the elderly president of a regional brotherhood remarked as he showed me around the mouldy, crumbling club premises. He was off course, referring to Cavafy’s renowned …
Opinion: Finding a little slice of Greece in our own backyard
This year COVID-19 has thrown a massive spanner in the works, postponing everything from birthday parties to travel plans. Many people were looking forward to jetting off to Greece to …
The theory of second best and the Greek diaspora
Diaspora investment can be one of the pillars of foreign direct investment for nations that aspire to propel their economic fortunes during times of uncertainty, together with reversing brain drain …
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Adventures in the land of Manny Cockaflopoulos
«Οι μάγκες δεν υπάρχουν πια, τους πάτησε το τραίνο»……Manolis Rasoulis. “C’mon Latrobe, I’m doing the best to educate the masses but we have to work in tandem. You give them …
Varoufakis’ MERA25 calls on La Trobe University to keep Modern Greek studies
Kostas Stefanidis’ of the Melbourne branch of the MERA party sent La Trobe University Vice Chancellor Professor John Dewar the following letter: MERA25 is a political party in the Greek …
‘Too little too late for thousands of Australian couples’, says Julian Hill MP
Julian Hill MP, member for Bruce, says the government has not done enough to support couples waiting on partner visas: Today I introduced a Private Members’ Bill into the House …
More Greek than the Greeks
Growing up in the diaspora in the Eighties, I was taught all the things I had to do in order to be Greek. These were very specific and involved – …