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Nikos Fotakis

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‘I wrote about the Social Security Scandal to bring justice to the victims and present the truth’

This year marks the 40th anniversary of one of the darkest pages in the history of Greeks in Australia; the ‘Social Security Scandal’. On 1 April 1978, the then Commonwealth …

Life

LEFKAΔΑ: a landscape transformed into soundscape

‘Lefkada’ means ‘whiteness’. The Ionian island took this name after its southern cape, which in ancient times was called ‘White Rock’. It is an appropriate name for the steep, rocky …

Dialogue

Greek boys will be Greek boys

I bullied a person once. I was about 14 years old at the place where my family would usually spend summer vacations; I was swimming with a bunch of friends …

Features

Small farming for big change

When the crisis looming over Greece showed the first signs of what was about to ensue, there were many who remained hopeful that, at least, this would allow for Greeks …

Features

‘Greece is doing better than Australia on gender equality’

Women’s issues have been brought to the forefront recently and claim a much-deserved space in the public discourse. But for all the talk of feminism getting into a very public …

Features

House of Pan: A call to open up your senses and embrace Greekness

When Marie Christou thinks about what it means to be Greek, the first word that comes to mind is ‘passion’ – followed by ‘history’ and ‘culture’, that quickly come out …

Sport

Coming for the gold

“I’d like to thank the Greek and Cypriot community for their support so far and I hope they come to the Commonwealth games and show their support for our athletes.” …

Life

How a love of music led to a passionate career in music publishing

There are two sides to the world of music. There’s the side that the public is mostly aware of, that of a creative output, delivered for the communal enjoyment – …

Sport

A Rising Star on the trackfield

One of the most rewarding aspects of the day-to-day workings of a community newspaper such as Neos Kosmos is to report on the achievements of fellow members of the community, …

Life

When fixing your teeth gives you more than one reason to smile

Nobody likes going to the dentist, but Dr Jim Androutsopoulos is doing the best to change that – at least once a year. For the past five years, since he …

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