Nelly Skoufatoglou
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Twenty Two – a deep journey into the Asia Minor migrant experience
Twenty Two. A number imprinted on our collective memory. No other moment in history has been connected in our ethnic consciousness with such harsh words: uprooting, catastrophe, refugee. In spite …
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Truth feels ‘Better Out Than In’ – Thrown in the deep end with ‘Effie’
Effie returns for two exclusive Christmas Cracker performances of her successful hit show, Better Out Than In at the Yarraville Club on Friday 9 and Saturday 10 December. The Greek …
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Temple of Boom – homage to the Parthenon in the heart of Melbourne revealed
The much anticipated launch of the Temple of Boom, a playful reimagining of the Parthenon erected in the garden of Victoria’s National Gallery, took place on Monday 21 November in …
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Jim Marinis and Mary-Jane Daffy lose $40,000 and rack up over $20,000 debt in banking scam saga
Jim Marinis and Mary-Jane Daffy, a couple who are small business owners in Melbourne, have lost $40,000 from suspected fraudulent bank transactions, after their personal data was stolen. The fraudsters …
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Singer Maria Maroulis survives Greek reality show to tell the tale
Asia Express is a reality show franchise that takes 18 people on an epic journey money cannot buy, literally. Celebrities and normal everyday people are divided in pairs creating nine …
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Esther Anatolitis, newly appointed editor of Meanjin and board member of NGA, commits to champion diversity
October has been big for Esther Anatolitis, with not one but two major appointments. First came the editorship of Australia’s pre-eminent literary journal, Meanjin, and less than a week later, …
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Wog boy Nick Giannopoulos says “comedy is more important now than ever”
When Nick Giannopoulos confirmed our interview about the return of the ‘Wog Boys’. I had all sorts of flashbacks. Giannopoulos’ original Wog Boy film was my first immersion into the …
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Silvana Tsipiras: Our immigration stories are too important to forget
Silvana Tsipiras (nee Molinaro) is a first generation Australian. Her parents, Angelo and Marrietta migrated to Australia from Catanzaro, Calabria in the early 1960’s. Like many migrants, they wanted a …
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Acclaimed artist Konstantin Dimopoulos describes artists and his own work as the ‘crack’ that lets the light come through
Humanity has been trying to put its finger on a commonly accepted definition of art for millennia. Is it the aesthetically pleasing juxtaposition of textures, shapes and colours? Is it …
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Appeal to government to save Modern Greek
The Pharos working party, established in 2021 to defend the teaching of Modern Greek in Victorian (MGTAV) schools has called on the Victorian government to ensure that there will be …