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Golden Dawn MEP Suspends Visit to Australia After Visa Delays

A member of the European Parliament for the Greek far-right party Golden Dawn has suspended his scheduled visit to Australia due to visa delays. This was announced earlier today by the party's Australian branch spokesman, Ignatius Gavriilidis. According to Golden Dawn, the...

Golden Dawn Members on Stealth Trip to Australia to Raise Funds

Two members of Greek extreme far-right political party Golden Dawn will visit Australia this week to raise funds and meet local supporters, according to a Guardian report. Ignatius Gavriilidis, Golden Dawn's Australian representative, said that the party members will be in...

Golden Dawn Stops Fundraising Activity in Australia

The Australian branch of the far-right Greek political party Golden Dawn announced it has stopped a fundraising drive in Australia because of reactions against it. However, Golden Dawn has refused to rule out future fundraising activities. Golden Dawn was collaborating with a community...

Australian Branch Of Golden Dawn Raises Money For Austerity-Hit Greeks

Australia's branch of the Greek extreme-right wing party Golden Dawn is raising funds using an unregistered charity, according to a recent "Guardian" article. A Melbourne-based charity named Voithame Tin Ellada (VTE), which translates to “We Are Helping Greece," has been...

Greek Orthodox and Muslims of Australia Against Golden Dawn

The upcoming visit of the two Golden Dawn MPs with seats in the European Parliament, Eleftherios Synadinos and Georgios Epitideios, in Australia has caused the reaction of the Greek community. The two MPs will visit Australia in October and are...

Greek Community of Melbourne Objects to Visit by Golden Dawn MPs

The planned visit to Australia by members of Greece's ultra nationalist  Golden Dawn party raised strong reaction among the Greek Community of Melbourne. The Community released a statement, showing that Golden Dawn is not welcomed in Australia. "The politics and actions...

Golden Dawn MPs to Visit Australia

Two Golden Dawn MPs have been scheduled to visit Australia, according to the far-right party’s spokesman. The two former army officers are going to speak in Melbourne and Sydney in October 2014. Golden Dawn is the most controversial political party in Greece....

Golden Dawn Branches Out into Australia

The Greek community of New South Wales has expressed its concern in regards to the statements of a Greek Golden Dawn MP. Ilias Panagiotaros was interviewed on Channel 9’s Sixty Minutes show, and he admitted that Golden Dawn has managed...

Golden Dawn Supporters Demonstrate in Sydney

On December 16, members of the Australian extreme right-wing First Party (AFP), demonstrated in favor of Golden Dawn outside the Greek Consulate in Sydney. Head of protesters was the President Dr. Jim Saleam, who presented a related resolution to the...

Golden Dawn’s Scary Rise Chronicled

Dateline’s one-hour SBS program entitled, Rise of the Neo-Nazis, aired on May 21, aimed at finding reasons for the growing popularity of a party that is anti-immigrant, anti-Semitic, anti-gay, ultra-religious and jingoistic. Reporter Evan Williams said, "The rise of Golden...

Gillard Opens Aussie Door to Golden Dawn

The daily newspaper of Melbourne in an extended article titled, Ban sought on far-right Greek party, refers to the possibility of the neo-Nazi Greek political party Golden Dawn opening a local office in Melbourne. The newspaper relied on data from...

Petition to Keep Golden Dawn Out of Australia

Greek-Australian Alex Kakafikas has launched a petition campaign online against allowing Greek Golden Dawn party members to come to Australia, where according to information they are planning to open an office. The petition asks Brendan O'Connor, Minister for Immigration and...

Greek-Aussies Want Golden Dawn MP’s Barred

A Greek-Australian group has prepared a petition to collect signatures asking for a ban on the entry of members of the Greek neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Members of Parliament into the country. The petition will be sent to Australian Immigration Minister,...

Australia First Party Supports Golden Dawn

A far-right-wing conservative party, the Australia First Party, with minimal impact on the electorate (in the last national election in 2010 got a 0.1% for the House of Representatives, and 0.8% for the Senate) welcomes Golden Dawn’s decision to...

Golden Dawn Plans Office in Australia

The neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, which has 18 seats in the Greek Parliament and is soaring in popularity on the back of an anti-immigrant platform, is reportedly looking to open an office in Australia, which has a vast Diaspora...