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Diatribe: On the March to Sinope
Few poems resonate in my mind as Cavafy’s “On the March to Sinope,” one of few of his historical poems that are set in Pontus. “I ask myself…”Cavafy, could you …
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Trabzon-Melbourne: End of the line
Papa-Giorgi or Papagiorgi (father George) woke up early on Wednesday morning. The papadia was still curled under the heavy paploma that she hogged in the night. Round and lumpy. Snoring. …
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Comment: European farmers’ protests trigger EU Summit talks on agricultural crisis
I don’t know if a butterfly in Tokyo causes a tornado in Texas, but what happens in one European Union country immediately impacts all EU nations. I’ve seen the same …
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Fostering economic relations: The Greece-Australia Double Tax Treaty explained
The imminent Double Taxation Agreement between Greece and Australia is expected to foster economic ties, improve tax efficiency, and create new trade opportunities for individuals and businesses operating across borders. …
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Pontus: We never thought to ask
“We never thought to ask about where our parents came from. Of course, we knew we were Pontians. Refugees from the Black Sea. We spoke a different language. But our …
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Hercules and the end of the Greek Colonies
One can imagine building a new settlement near your own city, yet the mind goes into overdrive when you think about what the ancient Greeks achieved. Taking members of the …
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Diatribe: Flying the flag on Australia Day
Kevan, an Armenian from Iraq, was made a citizen of this country on Australia Day, a few years ago. The year after, he came by my house and happened upon …
«H λυρική στιγμή»: Ethics and aesthetics in the poetry of the late Archbishop Stylianos
Dean Kalimniou «Ἄν γράφει ὁ ποιητὴς εἶναι μονάχα γιὰ νὰ μαρτυρήσει ὅτι τὰ πάντα εἶναι ἄρρητα κι εἶναι τῷ ὅντι σὰν νὰ μὴν ὑπάρχουν ἀφοῦ δὲν ὑποτάσσονται». Συζυγίες (Νεροσυρμὴ 2002). …
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Greek tennis players struggle with dual taxation at the Australian Open
In the elite realm of professional tennis, a less discussed but significant battle is being fought, not with racquets but with tax codes. Greek athletes participating in the Australian Open …
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Mainstreaming hypocrisy and rebooting multiculturalism
I don’t recall any Greek Australian from my generation waking up one fine morning and shouting out: ‘It is great to be white. I really feel white all over.’ On …