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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 …
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Kat Theophanous: Censured for Cyprus and principle
Recently, according to the United Nations, angry Turkish Cypriots punched and kicked a group of international peacekeepers who in accordance with their duties, legally obstructed crews working on a road …
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Diatribe: A farewell to Robert
How does one bestow words upon sorrow? In which language can one speak to the dead? There are key questions raised by Vrasidas Karalis in his elegiac “Farewell to Robert,” …
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Diatribe: Caryatids (Καρυάτιδες) Eternally suffering for men’s wrongs
The first time I became aware of the Caryatids was in the aftermath of reading the myth of Atlas, to whom I was convinced a historical injustice had taken place. …
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When the world’s on fire and politics fail we can always look to Ancient Greeks
All summer in the Northern hemisphere the world has been under water or on fire. In the United States, where I live, our political establishment stays ground to a halt, …
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Distortions of the Archaic Constitution of the Greek Community of Melbourne
The Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne’s (GOCM) Board of Management has commenced a comprehensive review of its Articles of Association, commonly known as the Constitution. The GCM is actively seeking …
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The Bob Hawke effect on a Matildas World Cup public holiday
Bob Hawke was a visionary and one of the true greats of this nation. When he muttered the immortal words, “any boss who sacks anyone for not turning up today …