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Clear skies, no fear of lightning…

Last December the Victorian Ombudsman Ms Deborah Glass published a damning report on the State Government’s alleged politicisation of the public sector, which criticised the “frequent circumvention of merit-based recruitment processes” by government departments. Those of you who use Melbourne or Victorian…
13 March, 2024

Reveal all the details of the Metro tunnel scandal

The cancellation of the Commonwealth Games and the revised budgets of most of Victoria’s major projects, with sums skyrocketing, are of particular concern to citizens who are facing serious financial problems due to the cost-of-living crisis and the repeated hikes in interest…
21 February, 2024

Ιt is essential that our Consulate is adequately staffed!

This year’s upcoming visits to Australia by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the Leader of the Official Opposition, Stefanos Kasselakis, are a shining example of the recognition, by those in the homeland, of the immense value of strengthening the…
14 February, 2024

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

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

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

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

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

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
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