The Greeks of Australia face serious problems, as the Greek Ministry of Culture, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs decided to recall detached teachers from Greece. Due to financial austerity measures, the Greek government has recalled almost half of the detached Greek teachers. The teachers used to work in schools for expatriate Greeks, in public schools, in Greek language departments at Universities, and in the Ministries of Education of Australia. Thirty-four detached teachers who work in Australia must return to Greece, according to the Ministry’s decision. The Greeks of Australia consider this decision unacceptable and extremely offensive, as there are only 45 teachers left for 45,000 students. The Greek teachers argue that the recall of detached teachers will weaken efforts of the Greeks of the Diaspora to teach Greek in Australian schools. This desicion may weaken relations between the Greek Ministry of Culture and the Ministries of Australia, which are the links between the central service and the state governments.
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