​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Mary Kostakidis (born 1954) is the former weeknight SBS World News Australia presenter. Mary Kostakidis was the first woman appointed to present a national prime time news bulletin in Australia. She was member of the management team that set up and developed SBS Television in 1980 and went on to present its flagship World News for 20 years, resigning in 2007. Her board and committee appointments during nearly 3 decades at SBS and subsequently reflect ...