Dialogue
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Smyrna Catastrophe: A missed opportunity?
The Greek community has missed an opportunity to make the wider Australian public aware of the “catastrophe of Smyrna” which occurred one hundred years ago this September. We all take …
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Socceroo Snub: lacklustre Greek representation in “Team of the Century” line-up
To commemorate 100 years since Australia’s first men’s ‘A’ international against New Zealand in 1922, the Socceroo’s have announced their “Team of the Century” after lengthy deliberations between supporters and …
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On Dimitris Tsaloumas Memorial Lecture, presented by Dimitris Troaditis
On Thursday 22 September 2022, journalist Dimitris Troaditis made a fascinating presentation in his Dimitris Tsaloumas Memorial Lecture at the Greek Centre in Melbourne. Among other observations, Troaditis lamented the …
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A Magical Evening at the Herod Atticus
All tourists know the Acropolis and the Parthenon looming over the city of Athens. By day or night this hill of ancient importance, reminds the inhabitants of a time eons …
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Diatribe: Smyrna – Death of a metaphor
“A world ends when its metaphor has died. An age becomes an age, all else beside, When sensuous poets in their pride invent Emblems for the soul’s consent That speak …
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France and Greek crises could be like quicksand
Mainstream governments are facing difficult times. For the last two years, there has been an avalanche of crises. The COVID-19 pandemic has placed governments worldwide in a precarious position. In …
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The hidden history of the Parthenon
It is a natural Austro-Hellenic knee-jerk reaction to cry appropriation, with regard to the National Gallery of Victoria’s latest projected installation of its Architecture Commission series, in this case, a …
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When migrant swallows return
Kyra Koula and her daughter Anastasia have recently returned to our antipodean climes after their long-hoped for summer sojourn in the motherland. Separated from her own mother in the village …
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Maybe the grass is greener
I love community sport. I remember the nerves I felt before a race at little athletics and the joy of playing footy with friends at high school. Sport also kept …
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Greek language education in Victoria at a crisis point
Indeed, we are at crisis point. The front page headline in Neos Kosmos two weeks was ‘Teacher Shortages reach crisis point’. Every principal that I have heard from is struggling …