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Life –
Blind Company: An intense experience
Alkinos Tsilimidos’ latest film is a dark Pintersque excursion into the danger of memory.
Ancient Greece: Skull and cross bones ahoy!
Michael C Scott looks at ancient piracy in the wilds of the Aegean and Adriatic seas
Sport –
Axe falls on Socceroos squad
Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek has taken the axe to his 31-man squad, cutting it back to 28 ahead of the squad’s departure on Wednesday.
Sport –
Work begins at Albert Park on new Sports Centre
Construction began last week to transform Albert Park’s historic Lakeside Oval into the state’s premier sports centre for elite athletes as part of a major $50 million redevelop
Sport –
AEK too good for Reds
With all to play for AEK condemned Olympiakos to bottom place on the playoff table. PAOK, meanwhile, learned of its potential opponents in the qualifying stage of the Champions
Dialogue –
We need audacious targets
For Greece to escape its predicament, it is not enough to reduce salaries and pensions, slash spending and reform the social security system and labor market. We will need bold
Dialogue –
Brothers, troublemakers and tax avoiders
On The Spit gets very upset when legends who sit on the perch of fame and fortune, who are lauded by Greek baby boomers, fall and knock themselves out.
Dialogue –
GFC: Helps us help you
Fair or not, Greece has been targeted as the cancer to the world’s economic woes. Maybe if the media tries hard enough, they can blame Greece for Global Warming too!
News –
Major parties losing support
Support for the country’s two major political parties, ruling Socialist PASOK and conservative New Democracy, has plummeted over the past month.
News –
Bailout pays off Greek creditors
Cash-strapped Greece managed to pay off its creditors last week, using billions of euros from the EU-led rescue package aimed at containing the debt crisis.