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Yanis Varoufakis returns to the Greek Centre to launch new book

On Tuesday, March 3, Nikos Papastergiadis welcomed the world-renowned economist, Yanis Varoufakis, back to the Greek Centre in Melbourne.

Melbourne event to spotlight Themistocles Kritikakos’ new landmark genocide study

Historian Dr Themistocles Kritikakos will hold the Melbourne launch of his groundbreaking new book on genocide next week.

From Dark Athens to Dark Salonica: Arthur Antonopoulos explores the city beneath

Following Dark Athens, Antonopoulos’ latest work shifts north, into a city he describes as carrying a distinctly haunting energy.

From yiayia’s garden to Australian bookshelves: Anthony Savas and Elias Anargyros launch Australia’s first plantable children’s books

Two long-time friends are putting Adelaide on the map with a national first: plantable children’s books with characters that grow into real vegetables.

Feminine resolve reborn in Karen Martin’s ‘Hypsipyle and the Curse of Lemnos’

Review of Karen Martin’s Hypsipyle and the Curse of Lemnos, a feminist retelling of Greek myth and feminine resolve.

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Opinion

Balance the Scales: What it will actually take to end gendered violence

Each year, International Women’s Day gives us a theme. This year, the United Nations has called on us to “Balance the Scales.”

Greek as always: Different languages, same ancient soul

We Greeks have always been adventurous people. The Minoans sailed the Mediterranean and traded exotic goods.

Love, language and belonging: A Valentine’s Day story about choosing to be Greek

I must have been five, maybe six, watching my neighbour flip lamb on the barbecue while Greek music drifted from inside.

 

 

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