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Coronavirus: good outcomes from a bad situation
“Never allow a crisis to go to waste.” – Rahm Emanuel, chief-of-staff to US president Barack Obama Much will be written about the devastating affects of coronavirus on the world: …
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Beware the barrenness of … a busy life
On Thursday 12 March, Scott Morrison fronted the cameras with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and addressed the nation. They announced a $17.6 billion stimulus package that, in their best estimate, would …
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Kostas Vlasis sends Easter wishes to the diaspora
Dear compatriots and Greeks everywhere, this year’s Holy Week is definitely different from any other year. Under normal circumstances, during these Holy Days we meet in the churches, so that …
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Decisions, decisions: Dealing with uncertainty from antiquity to modern times – and coronavirus is no exception
Assume you’re on a game show and you are asked to pick one out of three doors and win whatever is behind it. You know that behind one door is …
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How Covid-19 breaks down solidarity with migrants
The spread of the coronavirus Covid-19 is pushing governments to act with urgency and define strategies to control the movement of people in the global context. The refugee issue was …
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An open letter to Australia’s PM on why temporary visa workers should get coronavirus support
Many temporary workers in Australia will be excluded from the JobSeeker Payment and coronavirus supplement offered to permanent residents. In an open letter to Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison, 40 …
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‘I had all the symptoms for coronavirus, I couldn’t breathe and I couldn’t get tested. I’m not the only one’
At almost 38, I can’t recall when the last time I had the flu or what a cold was. Up until three weeks ago I didn’t own a thermometer because …
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States of emergency: the importance of maintaining the social contract
Covid-19 has killed the small state – for now. Liberal democracies are rising to the challenge of an existential threat as they did in World War II. Individualism and diversities, …
Coronavirus support packages will reshape the future economy
Governments across the world have rolled out extensive financial packages to support individuals, businesses and large corporations affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Equally, central banks have decreased their lending rates …
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Mati vs Malice: The secret power of the evil eye undone by yiayia
“Φόρα και μια χάντρα θαλασσιά, να μη σε ματιάσουν τα νησιά,” Yiannis Kalatzis. “Of course your sister is sick,” my grandmother pronounced, dismissing my assertion that she was merely suffering …