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Greek-Australian Senator Calls for Qantas CEO Inquiry

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce will go through a special Senate inquiry by the end of the month after recent developments and the respective proposal of the independent Greek-Australian Senator Nick Xenophon.  Joyce will be asked to provide explanations for the strategic policies followed by the company and on what he told the Federal Government and [...]

Xenophon Calls to Officially Recognize Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Genocides

Xenophon Calls to Officially Recognize Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Genocides

Greek – Australian Senator Nick Xenophon reaffirmed the historical reality of the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian Genocides, paving the way for the Upper House to officially recognize these crimes against humanity. Speaking in the Senate on October 12 Xenophon declared: “From 1915 to 1923, the Armenian, Greek and Assyrian people were the victims of one [...]

Greek-Australians Argue Over Online Gambling

The Government’s plan to adopt mandatory pre-commitment systems for high intensity poker machines have attracted strong opposition from Andrew Demetriou, the Chief Executive of Australian Football League. The government aims to limit poker machines losses by problem gamblers, as part of its agreement with key crossbench MP Andrew Wilkie to secure minority government. Demetriou said [...]

Nick Xenophon in the fight to limit gambling

Nick Xenophon in the fight to limit gambling

Independant federal senator Nikos Xenophon of South Australia is participating in the fight against problematic gambling, and is requesting from the federal government to supplant the States and take drastic measures to overcome this big social problem. Mr Xenophon believes that if the federal government takes appropriate measures and hits the areas that carry pokies [...]