Kevin Rudd
Australia
Kevin Rudd’s Resignation from Politics and His Relationship With Greeks
Kevin Rudd, the former Prime Minister of Australia, announced his resignation from politics in an emotional speech. Rudd, who served as prime minister twice, said that he made that decision with his family. "This has been the product of much soul-searching for us...
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Australian Goverment and Opposition Support Cyprus
“Cyprus should be defined by the blue of the encircling Mediterranean Sea rather than the Green Line, which marks an occupation that should not exist there,” Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Labor Party...
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Melbourne Marks Turkey’s Invasion of Cyprus
A march was held in the center of Melbourne, which marked the end of events for the 39th anniversary of the July 15, 1974 coup against Archbishop Makarios, the Turkish Invasion of Cyprus in 1974 and the ongoing occupation...
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Queensland’s Premier at Paniyiri Greek Festival
Many Australian politicians attended the two-day Paniyiri Greek Festival, an event that hosted over 50,000 people, the vast majority of whom were non-Greeks, and stood as the best advertisement for Greece.
The Premier of Queensland, Campbell Newman, served the guests...
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Australian Foreign Policies on FYROM Name Dispute and Cyprus Problem Remain Unaltered
“Australia’s policies on the name issue of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia remain unaltered. Australia recognizes the county by this name and our political line will not change as long as Greece and FYROM do not adopt a...
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Australian Minister Moved by Hellenic Emergency Relief Fund’s Initiative
The Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd was moved by the Greek Community’s gesture of gifting a $100,000 check to support the flood victims of Queensland, who have been going through harsh times since earlier this year.
The money was...