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The Mandalorian and Ancient Mediterranean Societies: The Way of The Force?

The Star Wars media franchise has always drawn heavily from myth, history, and literature. And, its most recent entry the Mandalorian, is no exception. The Mandalorian is a reference to …

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New Covid variant from South Africa detected in QLD as NSW records 3 new cases

While Victorians celebrate two months of no community transmissions in New South Wales there were three new local cases recorded from 16,329 tests conducted in the past 24 hours. All …

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Valuable lessons for our recovery from the Baillieu government

A decade is a long time in politics. Ten years ago this month, the Coalition led by Ted Baillieu took office in Victoria, after winning an election on a platform …

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Why Andrews govt’s economic management practices shouldn’t be compared to Labor predecessors

In 1994 while shadow finance spokesman, I wrote a paper titled “Economic and Financial Management of Victoria under Labor”. It was an attempt to look honestly at what happened under …

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Howzat! The story of Hellenic Cricket – from Corfu to Lemnos and Melbourne

When we think of Greece we don’t usually think of playing or watching a game of cricket at a local village green. But cricket indeed has a long history in …

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A nurse and a nursing home resident the first people vaccinated in Greece

Vaccination against Covid-19 has officially began in Greece with two citizens and several authority figures receiving the first jabs. Doctors, nurses and the elderly rolled up their sleeves across the …

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Restrictions tighten for NSW as Sydney records 5 new cases

Lockdown rules in Sydney’s Northern Beaches are being extended until 9 January for the northern section and 2 January for the southern section. Authorities will then reconvene based on new …

The end of Golden Dawn: has Greece shown us how to deal with neo-Nazis?

When a wave of right-wing extremism hit Greece in 2012, few would have predicted that Golden Dawn, one of the groups involved, would grow to become the third largest party …

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Surviving Greek naval officer in Australia’s World War Two navy tells his story

In 1945, 15 August was a day of special importance for the only Australian naval officer of Greek descent. James Paizis was on board the HMAS Colac which was being …

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Neos Kosmos director Chris Gogos signs off 2020 with an inspiring speech

In a flash event that took place at The Rose in Port Melbourne, Neos Kosmos celebrated an early Christmas with its staff, contributors, selected guests and stakeholders. Among the esteemed …

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