Fotis Kapetopoulos
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Egypt calls Netflix Cleopatra doco “a falsification of Egyptian history and a blatant historical misconception”
Egypt is not happy with Netflix’s upcoming docudrama, ‘Queen Cleopatra’, produced by Jada Pinkett Smith. The controversy centres on the casting of a black actress as the Hellenic Egyptian queen. …
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Greek Jews: insights from Holocaust Historian Dr Leon Saltiel
Last Monday, on the eve of Anzac Day, the Melbourne Holocaust Museum presented a lecture by visiting historian Dr Leon Saltiel on commemoration of the 80th year of the deportation …
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Lemnos a new hallowed ground for blood sacrifice performance
The Governor-General of Australia, David Hurley, and his wife Linda, will embark on a state visit to Greece on April 30. After Greece, they will attend the coronation of King …
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Captain Reg Saunders: A warrior’s journey through war and survival in Crete
Editor’s note: Glenda Humes granted permission to use family photos of Captain Reg Saunders and the late Mr Humes. Captain Reg Saunders was the first Aboriginal Australian to be commissioned …
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Scathing open letter from the Hellenic-Australian chambers of commerce to the Greek government on the electoral vote
In a display of boldness, Hellenic Australian business representatives issued a missive to Greece’s leaders, including President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and ministers of Foreign Affairs and …
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The Greek State’s Curse of Sisyphus: an account of clientelism and corruption
Dr. Aris Trantidis, a senior lecturer in International Relations and Politics at the University of Lincoln in the UK, held a virtual seminar “The Greek State’s Curse of Sisyphus: Clientelism” …
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Victorian Opposition leader John Pesutto: “I am from the Greek parts of Italy, Calabria”
The leader of the Victorian Opposition John Pesutto said that he is, “from the Greek parts of Italy Calabria” and said he has been asked why someone from a “working …
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Easter in a Peloponnesian village as Greece’s dark shadow is cast by the Colonels’ Junta
I have a black and white photo, possibly from 1970, of my cousins and family picking bits of meat from a lamb that had been roasting over a pit of …
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Young people explore Ancient Greek Democracy for Australia
The Premier’s Spirit of Democracy (PSoD) Event at the Greek Centre, hosted by the Greek Community of Melbourne on Thursday, 13 April, was organised by Vicky Petalas and led by …
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Colliding Easters: Balancing traditions and family celebration
Last week, I woke up to the scent of chickpea and bacalao soup on a Spanish Catholic Good Friday morning. My wife, who is Spanish and a non-practicing Catholic, and …