Dialogue
Dialogue –
How long before COVID-19 numbers drop
This week we asked the experts to look into their crystal balls and predict how long it would be until we see the coronavirus cases drop now that stage four …
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Childcare permit on the way: Victoria’s childcare announcements explained
From Thursday, 6 August, only children of permitted workers will be able to attend childcare in Melbourne, which is under stage 4 restrictions. Parents and providers have been waiting to …
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Art rises above the challenges of COVID-19 and isolation
Vassy Petros, Antipodean Palette Co-ordinator (2013-2015) & Art Team Member (2018-current): BEFORE ISOLATION: The’Antipodean Palette was to celebrate its 10th year as a special event titled Connection. Facilitated by the GACL …
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We tried and tested ‘Cooking with Yiayia: The Ikoyenia Series’
The first thing to note about South Australian journalist Stephanie Timotheou’s bilingual children’s book Cooking with Yiayia, is that it is beautifully illustrated. The lines are simple and yet have …
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Opinion: It’s our duty to save our elderly
People have been quick to criticise the Andrews government during this pandemic especially over quarantine processes. But these same people seem reluctant to call out the Federal Government over lack …
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Australia’s Treasurer points to hard-hitting COVID-19 restrictions
The restrictions announced on Sunday will hit all Victorians hard. We love our state and the simple but treasured things that make up our daily lives — going to the …
Relative of former St Basil’s resident says compromised care ‘not our experience’
The events that have unfolded over the last couple of weeks at St Basil’s have been heartbreaking to say the least, but more shocking to our family are the stories …
“Thanasis [Spanos] embodied filotimo”
A man known for his ‘larger than life personality’, Thanasis Spanos passed peacefully and surrounded by family on Friday. But his loss is mourned not only by relatives, but also …
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The US is a whole lot richer because of trade with Europe, regardless of whether EU is friend or ‘foe’
President Donald Trump recently questioned the value of the long-standing United States-Europe alliance. When asked to identify his “biggest foe globally,” he declared: “I think the European Union is a …
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Who does Hagia Sophia belong to? Turning it into a mosque is at odds with its UNESCO status
The Hagia Sophia has just opened to receive Sunni Muslim worshippers for the first time since 1931. The decision to convert the building in Istanbul, Turkey from a museum back …