Michael C Scott looks at ancient piracy in the wilds of the Aegean and Adriatic seas

For Greece to escape its predicament, it is not enough to reduce salaries and pensions, slash spending and reform the social security system and labor market. We will need bold

On The Spit gets very upset when legends who sit on the perch of fame and fortune, who are lauded by Greek baby boomers, fall and knock themselves out.

Fair or not, Greece has been targeted as the cancer to the world’s economic woes. Maybe if the media tries hard enough, they can blame Greece for Global Warming too!

As 2009 drew to a close, Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd looked to be right on top of the political game.

Over the last month or so On The Spit has been tracking what has been going down in Greece and it would be fair to say that it has been an emotional rollercoaster ride.

In 1893, Greek prime minister Charilaos Trikoupes, made one of the most dramatic declarations in Greek history: “Unfortunately, we are bankrupt!” What had happened?

Harry Toukalas looks at the issues which concern the imbalance between some EU states and Greece as the cause of the crisis not just populist rhetoric about sloth and tax avoidance

Kevin Rudd the acrobat, and Greece the basket case.

South Australian medical specialist Dr James Katsaros makes the case for a national summit on health