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Archbishop Makarios’ letter to LaTrobe University Chancellor John Brumby about the proposed cancellation of Modern Greek Studies
Archbishop Makarios of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia has joined the campaign to keep the Modern Greek language alive at La Trobe University, the only tertiary institution currently offering …
A warning for Greek language in Australia: Use it or you’ll lose it
My parents came to Australia as minority Rum Greeks from Turkey because Greece, wishing to preserve its ethnic population in Istanbul, would not have them. So they came to Australia …
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“We call on La Trobe University to… continue its Greek Studies program,” write Labor politicians
Federal Labor politicians have banded together to release a statement on the proposed termination of the Greek language program at La Trobe. The following statement was released by Andrew Giles …
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Opinion: What is in a name?
Many people across various ethnic communities across Australia may have at one point or another had their name butchered by someone who could not quite wrap their head around the …
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Cultural rubble, modern Greek studies and lotophagy: a memoir
I met Sanaz, now an ACT Government Solicitor, on my first day of Law School, at the University of Melbourne. She was a new arrival to Australia. Having fled Iran …
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An open letter to La Trobe University: You can help save the Greek language course!
A decision to fast-track an end to the Greek language as well as Hindi and Indonesian studies has met with the disapproval of the Greek community. La Trobe University’s Greek …
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PRONIA issues a heartfelt ‘thank you’
PRONIA means ‘to provide’ or ‘make provision for’ in Greek, but it also has a more substantial meaning. Its deeper connotations of ‘care’ and ‘forethought’ define the fundamental purpose of …
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Honouring the Battle of Thermopylae with dad
Last Sunday 8 November, my father and I, in our city of Melbourne, celebrated the 2,500 years of the Battle of Thermopylae. No one knows for certain when the battle …
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Post Trump US politics needs a new civility
“May You Live in Interesting Times,” the quote often inaccurately attributed to the Chinese as a Chinese curse, is quite apropos in light of the recent elections in the United …
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Opinion: Engaging with Greek culture when you don’t have the language skills
As each new generation of Greek-Australians come along, there is always the debate of what are the best ways to learn and preserve a sense of cultural identity and connection …