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Diatribe: Re-mooting multiculturalism, and the contradictions of foreign languages in Australian classrooms

“The anaemic responses to multicultural policy by Labor and Coalition since the mid-90s, that Dr Aly alludes to, has allowed race and new identity politics, born in the US, to …

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Do we need to ‘reboot’ our policy of multiculturalism?

Labor MP Dr Anne Aly, in a media report on 25 January, called for a ‘reboot of multiculturalism’. The Labor MP recounted how when attending a medical appointment in her …

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The Australia Day that ‘The Age’ came to see the Greeks party at Sorrento

Memories are a curious thing. You don’t know what you remember until your memory is jolted. Like by the old faded colour photograph Neos Kosmos printed last week of Greeks …

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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese’s Youth Conference in Melbourne proves change has arrived

“Be shining lights,” His Eminence, Archbishop of Australia Makarios, encouraged the attendees of the recent Archdiocesan Youth Conference, in English. “It is very hard to change the world. But that …

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So what are we celebrating on Australia Day?

Australia Day. What does it mean to me? Not everyone reading this will agree as there has been a major shift in the last 25 years about the importance of …

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‘Ours is a story of achievement and pain’

As Australians, we belong to an ancient land with a story that spans 60,000 years. Our national story begins with the oldest continuing culture in the world. Our most modern …

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What does Australia Day mean to you?

Growing up in a Greek household, Australia Day wasn’t a particularly significant day of celebration. While my parents have forever been thankful for the opportunity to migrate to this country, …

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43 years teaching at Lalor North Primary School’s bilingual program

It is mid-January and I am beginning to mentally prepare myself for another year of daily challenges, laughter, surprises and tears from the little people that will enter my classroom. …

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The best woman for the role of first Greek Female President

What’s with all these lawyers, it should have been Aliki for President I blame the woes of post-Junta Greece on the fact that Greek diva and actress Aliki Vougiouklaki, the …

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How the days of the week got their name

The exciting story as to how the days of the week got their name stretches back to Ancient Greece and is covered in layers of history, religion, astronomy and even …

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