April 19, 2015 Dan Flynn   As the Andrews government considers using the law to abolish the idea that a mother and father matter to a child, voices of people raised by same-sex-attracted people are starting to be heard. Heather Barwick, a former gay-marriage advocate turned children’s rights activist, was raised by two women. While she loved both and grew …

By Andreas C Chrysafis May, 2015 (No 74) © There is a strange steaming concoction being brewed deep inside the political cauldrons of conspiracy. The offer on the menu today is a little island nestled at the far end of the Eastern Mediterranean. While the masterminds are vying for a good table seat, the “food tasters” are nibbling away to …

NEOS KOSMOS Mark Robertson will stay with the school for another five years Oakleigh Grammar Principal, Mark Robertson, signed a five year contract this week following positive appraisal of his leadership at the school over the past four years. Appointed in 2011, Robertson’s initial role was to manage the successful implementation of Oakleigh Grammar’s 2011-2015 strategic plan, which included changes …

20 May 2015 Dean Kalimniou A Pontian friend relates a remarkable story whereby she once employed the assistance of a Turkish hairdresser in suburban north-west Melbourne for the purpose of taming her unruly tresses. Peering through the mirror, my friend noticed that her hairdresser had, pinned to her undershirt, a familiar triangular piece of cloth. “Do you know what that …

The principality of Theodoro 11 May 2015 Of the Empire of Trebizond or Trapezous, much has been written. As a multi-ethnic state situated in the Pontic region of the southern Black Sea, it was the terminus of the famed Silk Road and it was also the last Greek-speaking state to succumb to the Ottoman Empire. As a bridge between Europe …

An excerpt from a speech made by historian Dr Panayiotis Diamadis 5 Jun 2014 Panayiotis Diamadis The evidence from Australian sources is overwhelming: the fates of the indigenous Hellenic, Armenian and Assyrian peoples of Anatolia and eastern Thrace constitute a pre-determined plan aimed at their extermination. This plan, which resulted in the deaths of millions, developed and implemented by the …

The whole Gallipoli campaign was fought in an area where 35,000 Greek people were forcibly removed from their homes and many were killed 4 May 2015 “Australian soldiers, sailors and pilots saw columns of Armenian, Assyrian and Greek women and children being forced along the countryside in death marches. They saw their pitiful, bedraggled state. The homes, churches, monasteries and …

The 40th anniversary since the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate elected and enthroned His Eminence as Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church in this continent was celebrated on May 15, 2015. Over 800 faithful from every State across Australia attended the Official Dinner in Sydney. The event was honoured with the presence of the official representative of His All …

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 | Written by Luke Gilkerson The following is an excerpt from the book, Stop the Demand: The Role of Porn in Sex Trafficking:   According to Shared Hope International’s report on the demand for sex trafficking, pornography on the Internet is a gateway to the purchase of humans for commercial sex. This becomes clear when we …

MARAS SUES OVER CHURCH DISPUTE South Australian community leaders to fight it out in court 13 May 2015 Two prominent members of Adelaide’s Greek community will face each other in court this month over comments made four years ago about the future of local churches. Former president of the Greek Orthodox Community of South Australia (GOCSA), property developer Theo Maras, …