Fotis Kapetopoulos
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Paul Robertson revives the blind king, Oedipus in a contemporary adaptation
Actor Paul Robertson is well known for this ability to breathe life into Greek and Shakespearean characters – big characters, flawed characters, weighed down by pathos, rage, jealousy, vanity – …
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Harry Patsouris: The quiet force behind South Australia’s Hellenic renaissance
The 56-year-old Greek Australian lawyer Harry Patsouris is a heavyweight in South Australia—but you wouldn’t know it from his subtle persona. “I was never the sort of guy that wanted …
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Steve Maras Adelaide’s urban revitaliser, creative and philanthrope
Steve Maras is big. He laughs big and thinks big. It’s early July, and we talk over Zoom. “Yiasou levendi” “Where are you?” I ask. “Naxos,” he says. His face …
Dr Sylvia Villios: Tax law expert, advocate for women in leadership and Hellenes
Dr Sylvia Villios, the Associate Professor of law at University of Adelaide, has built a robust presence in the legal industry and academia. She’s on the editorial panel of the …
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A taste of legacy: Con’s Fine Food 65 years in the Adelaide Central Market
Ross Savvas, a burly bloke with a fulsome beard, looks more like a Greek partisan than a fine food purveyor running the cultural icon, Con’s Fine Food in the Adelaide …
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Matthew Karakoulakis: Legal trailblazer bridging Greek and Aboriginal cultures
In 2023, South Australian Greek Indigenous lawyer Matthew Karakoulakis was named one of the Most Influential Leading Lawyers in Australia by the Australasian Law Awards. Karakoulakis has also recently been …
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Labor rallies in Darebin: Candidates focus on core issues ahead of October election
Victorian local government elections are on in October, and the northern suburbs of Melbourne—Darebin and Merri Bek (formerly Moreland)—are a contest between Labor and the Greens. On Wednesday night, Labor …
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Tom Koutsantonis – an unyielding and pragmatic driver of South Australia’s transformation
Tom Koutsantonis’s office in Pirie St is open, light, yet Spartan – it reeks of utility and focus. “Your time in government is limited,” says the Minister for Infrastructure and …
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Greece’s demographic crisis deepens: Deaths outnumber births
Greece is getting older. According to the Institute for Demographic Research and Studies (IDEM), more Greeks are dying every year than are being born. Ageing and deaths in proportion to …
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U.S. debate disaster: Biden falters and stumbles, Trump lies and surges
The recent U.S. debate between President Jo Biden and Republican front-runner Donald Trump has created shock waves through the Democratic Party. President Biden’s often incoherent and hardly audible performance has …