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Did we learn the hard way?

The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has warned that the government’s ongoing inquiry into the way the Covid-19 pandemic was handled is “insufficient” to calculate the true human cost of the pandemic. The inquiry has been criticised since it was announced last…
7 February, 2024
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The 25th of March Independence Day parade in April?

The recent announcement by the Victorian National Anniversary Committee stating that this year’s national anniversary parade for the 25th of March will be held on Sunday 14 April at Lakeside Stadium (South Melbourne Hellas’ stadium) in Albert Park, caused much debate within…
31 January, 2024
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Classical Studies in Australia? Why not…

Last Thursday, the Drive program on 3XY Radio Hellas hosted the President of the Australian Society for Classical Studies, Mr Kostas Bouzikos. As he pointed out, the Australian Society for Classical Studies is an organisation for students, parents, teachers, politicians, experts and…
24 January, 2024
Australia Day
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Australia Day divides us once again

Next week the country “celebrates” Australia Day. The divisions and controversies surrounding the date of this celebration are growing ever more intense. This year, in addition to the municipalities that have decided not to hold citizenship ceremonies, as they are now allowed…
17 January, 2024
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Is Albanese really a “rebel”?

The recent decision of the Australian Government to reject, at least at this stage, the US request to send a warship to the Red Sea has been described in many quarters as a “seismic event”, but it should not be surprising. Australia…
29 December, 2023
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Demographics of Australia and Greece

Similar trends, different problems The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data on Australia’s population composition and whether its population has grown in the last 12 months paints a positive picture of the country’s population growth. However, things are not quite as a…
20 December, 2023

Things that are done but not said…

There are varying assessments of what each side achieved from Erdogan’s recent visit to Greece. National Defence Minister Nikos Dendias said it was a step towards calm in Greek-Turkish relations, noting at the same time “the many historical shifts in the pending…
13 December, 2023

Thank you Mr. Sunak

The Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, is right to point out that Rishi Sunak’s recent behaviour towards the Prime Minister of Greece was in fact a “gift” to Greece. Of course, she is referring to the worldwide publicity given to the Greek demand…
6 December, 2023
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Apophenia

How the Internet Transforms the Individual into a Conspiracy of One 1. The easier it becomes to produce information, the harder that information becomes to consume — and the harder we have to work to separate the spurious from the significant. Humans…
3 November, 2022
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