Dialogue
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Adventures in the land of Manny Cockaflopoulos
«Οι μάγκες δεν υπάρχουν πια, τους πάτησε το τραίνο»……Manolis Rasoulis. “C’mon Latrobe, I’m doing the best to educate the masses but we have to work in tandem. You give them …
Varoufakis’ MERA25 calls on La Trobe University to keep Modern Greek studies
Kostas Stefanidis’ of the Melbourne branch of the MERA party sent La Trobe University Vice Chancellor Professor John Dewar the following letter: MERA25 is a political party in the Greek …
‘Too little too late for thousands of Australian couples’, says Julian Hill MP
Julian Hill MP, member for Bruce, says the government has not done enough to support couples waiting on partner visas: Today I introduced a Private Members’ Bill into the House …
More Greek than the Greeks
Growing up in the diaspora in the Eighties, I was taught all the things I had to do in order to be Greek. These were very specific and involved – …
How many countries in the world have Greek as their official language?
English has generally been my passport to access weird and wonderful places on our planet. In Argentina or Thailand for example, it helped me get by as I filled my …
Is this really the end for Australia’s ‘Greek University?’
La Trobe University Bundoora is the most ‘Greek’ of all of Australia’s Universities. For almost forty years, it has served as the preeminent destination for thousands of students interested in …
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How to protect jobs during COVID-19: Lessons from the Greek experience
The COVID-19 crisis has profoundly affected employment everywhere. The evidence is now available on the impacts seen during the first few months of the pandemic (ILO 2020). In some countries, …
Greens support Greek program at La Trobe University
Australian Greens Senator Janet Rice has added her name among those of politicians showing an outright support for Greek studies to continue at La Trobe University. She writes that the …
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Making our mark on Melbourne: The Hellenic presence in a multicultural city
Recently, Hume City Mayor Joseph Haweil, who is of Assyrian and Greek descent has ensured that the significant presence of Assyrian-Australians in his municipality is reflected in the local topography …
America – battleground of freedom and democracy
Media narrative in the wake of the US Presidential election is that of a “deeply divided nation’. Given the vast regional, class, language and cultural diversity in America, democracy has …