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ATO’s digital evolution: From lumbering elephant to nimble cheetah
The outdated view of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as a ‘lumbering elephant’ — slow, bureaucratic, and resistant to change — is a relic of the past. Once marked by …
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Climate change impact on Greece: Battling natural disasters and building resilience
My summer stay in my birthplace, Athens, comes to an end. Once on the plane, I started missing the sun, Greek food and my friends; this is not a cliché. …
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Diatribe: Indictus
My friend Andoni married Shayne’s sister over a decade ago now but I will never forget the manner I was introduced to him soon after the marriage took place. Sitting …
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30 days to save reconciliation
At its heart, the proposal for Indigenous recognition through the Voice is about respect. As in any relationship, respect requires listening. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice would be …
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Tuberville’s attack on poetry in the military reveals lack of understanding of Ancient Greece’s martial history
On September 6, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (Alabama) appeared on Fox News complaining about the condition of the United States military, opining that “We are so woke in the military …
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Unveiling the Homeric influence in Banjo Paterson’s Waltzing Matilda
In December 2022, a book was published that is a catalogue of the AB Paterson archive in the Australian National Library in Canberra. The book is ‘Banjo Paterson, A Life …
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Diatribe: Funding ethnic villains
The recent news that a Croatian club that openly displays paraphernalia relating to the fascist Ustashe regime has been the recipient of significant amounts of government funding has created consternation …
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Heroism and paranoia in Greece’s firefight
I’ve just come back from covering the fires in Western Thrace for Al Jazeera, and people are asking me what it was like. I have a few different answers. Regarding …
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The Great Greek walk of Melbourne
Nearly every day since I started working in the city I have gone for a walk. Sometimes I needed to catch up with a friend, sometimes I needed to unwind …
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During revolution: Ukraine’s past is Classics Hellenic prologue
As I write this, we are fast approaching the second anniversary of Ukraine’s second Independence Day on 24 August since Russia’s attempt at a full-scale conquest of Ukraine, following Ukraine’s …