Fotis Kapetopoulos
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Melbourne’s Greek connections shape the City of Melbourne election
There will be no democracy sausage in the upcoming Victorian council elections, as the Victorian minister for local government, Melissa Horne chose to use postal votes – and we’re not …
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Helen Politis kicks off campaign for Merri-bek Council with local Labor powerhouses in her corner
Local Labor luminaries flocked to the launch of Helen Politis’s quest for a council seat in the Harmony Ward for Merri-bek in the upcoming October Victorian council elections. Helen Politis …
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Grandmother’s secret role in the Greek Resistance: ‘Of Forgetting’ the horror of war
Phil Kafcaloudes was ABC Radio National’s breakfast presenter for almost a decade. Like thousands of others affected by the global media upheaval, he was made redundant in 2015. “The redundancy …
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Inferno on Athens’ doorstep: Voices from the firestorm
Where once thick rows of trees stood, only stumps remain, smoke still wafts from the scorched earth. In Chalandri, a hilltop above Athens, a family returns to find their home …
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Refugee to Minister: Andrea Michaels champions the migrant ethic in business and arts
Andrea Michaels, the 46-year-old mother of two, is South Australia’s Minister for Small and Family Business, Minister for Consumer and Business Affairs, and Minister for the Arts. Her family fled …
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Exclusive: Patricia Karvelas on how politics and journalism are her lifeforce
Patricia Karvelas is a force in Australian political journalism. Her career spans the breadth of Australia’s media ecosystem – ABC, SBS, The Australian, now ABC RN Breakfast, and ABC TV …
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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 …