Dialogue
Where do Afghanistan’s refugees go?
Images of thousands of Afghans desperately trying to flee their country following a hasty US withdrawal have provoked an international outcry. As of 22 August, 2021, some 6,000 US troops …
Diaspora: Time to read history and compare notes
How often do we speak across the Diaspora, aside from people who are family? How often do Greek Americans coordinate and communicate with Greek Australians? What about with Greeks in …
Hellene, Romios, Yunnan and more…. in the name of the Greek
This year’s Census gave rise to an interesting cultural phenomenon: the perennial debate as to what our ethnos should be called. As debates go, it is rather baffling. Considering that …
Greece and Australia, two different approaches to raging fires
Next year, I will clock up 50 years as a firefighter. In my line of work, the sound of an alarm always triggers an immediate, co-ordinated, and focused response. Firefighters …
Ten minutes of curfew
The street is still, still like a photograph. There are no cars on the road. A person last walked in the street more than two hours ago. She abandoned her …
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An attitude to Jews in the 1821 Greek War of Independence
According to tradition, after Patriarch Gregory and other Orthodox prelates were cut down from their place of execution soon after the outbreak of the Greek Revolution, the Ottomans ordered that …
Fires, floods and the worsening climate crisis
Dangerous climate change has gone from forecasted future to lived experience in more and more countries. In recent weeks, devastating fires in southern Europe and floods in northern Europe have …
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British Museum: Finally the truth leaks out
On my first visit to the British Museum (BM) Parthenon Sculptures gallery in 2015, I was surprised to see this strange pattern on the skylight. London is not a dusty …
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The lessons learned and lauded by our grandparents
Many second and third generation Greek Australians have strong ties to their grandparents. Greek migrant culture often places great importance on family, but in a way that is more centred …
Apocalyptic films have lulled us into a false sense of security about climate change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)‘s sobering “code red for humanity” report comes on the heels of months of devastating weather events around the world. Our front pages have been dominated …