Fotis Kapetopoulos
Dialogue –
An ode to those departed and departing
My aunty Fotoula died last week at 91. She had a good life. She left behind daughters, nieces, nephews and grandchildren. As with every passing of that generation of migrants, …
Sport –
Young African-Australian talent needed to take South Melbourne FC to another level
South Melbourne FC Youth Director Peter Kokotis is passionate about integrating “new Australians into NPL football.” “In my work in football across Asia I have met unbelievable African talent, many …
Life –
Greek-Australian cultural industry needs to take part in the reimagining of Australia Council for the Arts
Jade Lillie has a tough job as the Head of Sector Development for the Australia Council for the Arts. She has just launched the Australia Council’s Let’s Re-Imagine Together, which …
News –
James Merlino rejects criticism of government modelling
Deputy Premier of Victoria James Merlino and the Minister for Multicultural Affairs Ros Spence held a multicultural media conference on Monday 7 September to discuss the government’s ‘road map’ out …
Dialogue –
Parliament an instrument that ensures the ultimate safety of citizens
Victoria’s Premier Daniel Andrews wants parliament to agree on a 12-month extension of the state’s emergency powers. This is unlikely to pass the Legislative Council. These powers have made the …
News –
“What is going on here is unacceptable to me,” Premier Daniel Andrews told the multicultural media
KEY POINTS Greek Age Care Deaths Premier Andrews said he was heartbroken to think that Greek Australians “who have lived their whole life working hard to build a better Victoria …
News –
Victorian government grilled in parliamentary inquiry over COVID-19 management
The second round of the Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) Inquiry into the Victorian Government’s handling of the COVID19 Pandemic crisis began Tuesday 11 August 2020. The Premier, his …
News –
St Basil’s in Adelaide is not like its Victorian counterpart
The death of fifteen residents in the Greek Orthodox Archdioceses’ St Basil’s Homes for the Aged in Victoria from coronavirus has tainted the name of other Archdiocese centres around Australia. …
Features –
Kerr’s curse, the Gough Whitlam dismissal and the Palace Letters
Professor Jenny Hocking fought for two years and won a High Court case this May to have 211 letters between Buckingham Palace and the then governor general, Sir John Kerr, …
Bureaucrats fail in their role and the government pays the price
Premier Daniel Andrews, the Minister of Health Jenny Mikakos, and the Chief Health Officer have told Victorians that they have become “too complacent.” The Chief of Police is muscular about …