Nikos Fotakis
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Seeing the world through a bat’s eyes
If you visit the Force of Nature exhibition, opening today at the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, you can’t miss Laki Sideris’ work. Titled Sonar Sight, it is a gigantic photo …
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Why Angela Vithoulkas is going for Malcolm Turnbull’s seat
When a Prime Minister evacuates his seat, the ensuing byelection process, naturally gets a sense of symbolism. This is not lost on Angela Vithoulkas. The independent City of Sydney Councillor …
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Businesses and government bodies should be prepared to handle cyber security breaches
When you are discussing cyber security breaches with Senior cyber policy expert Peter Coroneos, the conversation will inevitably come to the current My Health Record debate. “People are opting out, …
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Australia’s best up-and-coming drummer is Greek
Athanasios Lichoudaris was 15 years old when he first sat on the drum kit, replacing the drummer of his heavy metal band. “I was actually the singer,” he remembers, “and …
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Greek and Australian politics, strangely aligned
Last week, it was Greece’s Odyssey, equalled by Australia’s Iliad. As the Greek PM Alexis Tsipras celebrated his country’s end of a homeric journey out of the crisis, 15,000 km …
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A character study on the dark side of the lucky country
Last time Jason Raftopoulos spoke to Neos Kosmos, he was ready to bring his film West of Sunshine to the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, after already having it screened in …
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Labor to benefit from the Liberal Party leadership crisis
To say that this has been a heated week in Australian politics would be an understatement. So far, the Liberal Party leadership crisis has seen Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s tenure …
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When racism knocks, there is no time to waste
First, it was Andrew Bolt, writing “There is no ‘us’ any more, as a tidal wave of immigrants sweeps away what’s left of our national identity,” in his now infamous …
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A Greek-Maori musical journey in trance
Taonga püoro means ‘singing treasures’. The term describes something more than just a set of musical instruments – the flutes, gourds, wood and shell trumpets and bull roarers that Maori …
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Jazz chanteuse Phoebe Day makes her Melbourne debut
Soulful songstress Phoebe Day is making her Melbourne debut on the Paris Cat stage this month, presenting her signature blend of jazz, soul and RnB that has made her one …