Opinion
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Easter is full of meaning for Greek Australians in cross-cultural families
Like many Greek Australians, I am part of a culturally mixed family. My partner is of Spanish background. We celebrate Spanish Catholic and Greek Orthodox Easter as markers of our …
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Right move can see Albo win
Can Anthony Albanese from the Labor Left succeed where Bill Shorten from the Labor Right failed? Shorten faced a seasoned campaigner in Scott Morrison and lost despite a handsome lead …
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Diatribe – Return of the Evzones
From the outset one thing must be made abundantly clear: anyone visiting from the motherland should be welcomed with open arms by our community and treated to our famous Greek-Melburnian …
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Why political gaffes matter
As we begin the official federal campaign, many have gone from excitement about an election to the realisation that we have six more weeks of this. From high-viz vests to …
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PM’s out of favour but Labor has work to do
In the lead-up to the last federal election I wrote that Scott Morrison was avoiding questions about dysfunction in the Liberal Party, stagnating wages, and higher living costs. His message …
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Greeks and Ukraine, a diaspora story beneath the headlines
The Greeks’ presence on the northern shore of the Black Sea, what is now Ukraine and Russia, goes back millennia, even before the Classical Greek era. The Myceneans, one of …
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison addresses the Greek community promising recovery
The last few years have challenged our nation. Our Greek Australian community can be rightly proud of how they have met this test. From home schooling to disruptions to your …
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Diatribe: Arachne, Niobe – dark secrets of the Divine Sisterhood
I’ve always harboured a good deal of sympathy for Scylla, the Homeric monster that according to Virgil, inhabited a cave in the strait between Sicily and Calabria. According to Hyginus, …
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Why Putin has so many fans in Greece
As far as Putin’s war against Ukraine is concerned, Greece is deeply split. The Russian president has many fans in the country. Part of the reason are historical roots. There’s …
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Collaboration between Cyprus and CCMV for the advancement of Cyprus and the Cypriot Diaspora
There is a much greater understanding in Cyprus today of the importance of the diaspora and its role in helping secure a just resolution of the Cyprus issue. This is …