Fotis Kapetopoulos
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States of emergency: The economy, is it hibernating or dying?
My inspiration was Otter’s endorsement of Bluto’s rousing speech in Animal House; “I think this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody’s part.” Is …
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States of emergency: the importance of maintaining the social contract
Covid-19 has killed the small state – for now. Liberal democracies are rising to the challenge of an existential threat as they did in World War II. Individualism and diversities, …
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Farewell Athens… Covid-19 dispatch from Greece
Athens, Wednesday, 11 March: I was leading my annual arts and cultural tour of Athens, from 9-13 March. Artists and producers from outside Greece come to Athens for five days …
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Alex Proyas: Looking for a new country in filmmaking
“The last 10 years have been a nightmare for me,” says director Alex Proyas. Two major movies have fallen over: Dracula, based on the historical figure of Voivode of Wallachia, …
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Labor wants to resuscitate its Multicultural Policy
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) wants to reignite its commitment to multiculturalism and migrant aspiration. Its defeat to the Coalition last year shone a light on what many see as …
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Pavlidis, Australia’s emerging jazz star at the Melbourne Recital Centre
Richard Pavlidis is a fresh faced jazz troubadour in Australia’s jazz scene. Origins, the title of his show at the Melbourne Recital Centre’s Salon on Friday 7 February launches a …
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Do we need to ‘reboot’ our policy of multiculturalism?
Labor MP Dr Anne Aly, in a media report on 25 January, called for a ‘reboot of multiculturalism’. The Labor MP recounted how when attending a medical appointment in her …
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Will Morrison burn for us?
Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week announced a “far-reaching” inquiry into the catastrophic fires burning across Australia. It will be “wide ranging, and include climate change”. He also denied that …
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To be a wog or not to be
Nick Giannopoulos, of Wogs out of Work fame, warned that he would take “legal action against comedians using the word ‘wog’ to promote their shows.” The successful stage production Wogs Out …
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Vale Victor Borg, an advocate for migrants and ethnic communities in Australia
Victor Borg AM, Barrister, Chairman Maltese Community Council of Victoria, former Chairman of the Ethnic Communities Council, and author of significant policy documents died last week after a long illness. …