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The new Australian citizenship test: can you really test ‘values’ via multiple choice?
The Morrison government has announced plans to revamp the Australian citizenship test. From November 15, there will be new test questions on “Australian values”. What does this new, “clear focus” on values …
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From WW2 to Ebola: what we know about the long-term effects of school closures
Closing schools has been one response around the world to try to stop the spread of COVID-19. In Australia, states mandated an end to face-to-face learning for some time during …
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Albanese solution: Let’s use the RAAF to bring back Aussies stuck overseas
Amid mounting concern about Australians stranded overseas during COVID-19, Labor leader Anthony Albanese has offered a solution. This week, he suggested using the Royal Australia Air Force (RAAF) VIP aircraft …
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Australia’s abandoned visa holders kicked, spat on and feel like ‘garbage’ and ‘dirt’
In early April, Prime Minister Scott Morrison sent a clear message to temporary visa holders that if they were no longer financially solvent to ride out the pandemic, they were …
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Premier Daniel Andrews and technology used for Victorians
Has Daniel Andrews and his government relied far too much on technology to make decisions on the health and well being of Victorians? Over the past few months,Victorians have been …
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Former Byzantine churches are being converted to mosques – this threatens Istanbul’s cosmopolitan identity
Two former Byzantine churches of Istanbul, the famed Hagia Sophia and the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, which served as museums for decades, have been converted to mosques …
Victoria-based refugee group offers support for Moria camp refugees
The Refugee Action Collective Victoria (RAC Vic),a grassroots organisation of refugee rights activists based in Victoria has issued a statement in support of the refugees affected by the fire that …
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Fear makes the COVID-19 wolf bigger than he is
Two homeless men were sitting on a park bench. They couldn’t help but notice the increased number of locals that were frequenting ‘their’ park in recent weeks and interestingly, everyone …
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Empty pews: Greek priest and chanters bring TV church service to life
The blankness on Father Andreas Papadimitropoulos’s face as he said these words to the television camera in Greek, last Sunday, was palpable. He was so sad. He had not seen …
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The remoteness of being Greek Australian
«Σήκου γιόκα μ’ κι βάλ’ του στου ιννιά. Aρχίζ’ου Ντέμπρας,» my grandfather would say, patting me on the head. You knew you were lowest in the family pecking order when …