Australia

The Coordinating Committee of Pontian Associations in Melbourne (SEPSM) organized various events on May 18 to commemorate the Pontian Genocide. Among other events, a memorial service was held in the St. Efstathios church as well as a wreath laying ceremony...

NSW Parliament's recent decision to recognize the Genocide of Pontian Greeks, Assyrians and Armenians, triggered Turkey's strong reaction. According to the newspaper The Weekend Australian, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the relevant resolution of the parliament of the...

Joining the Senate of Australia's biggest state, New South Wales, the Parliament has recognized the Genocide of Pontian Greeks, Assyrians and Armenians. The motion was passed unanimously by the NSW Parliament, after a proposal of the Premier of New South...

The Coordinating Committee of Pontian Assocciations in Melbourne (SEPSM) organized an event for commemorating the Pontian Greek Genocide. Greek Australian MP Jenny Mikakou once again stated her commitment  to continue her struggle for the international recognition of the Genocide...

In Melbourne, ceremonies dedicated to the Pontian Genocide have already begun. Representatives of the Greek community honored the memory of their ancestors at the Greek Monument. A lecture was addressed by Greek visitor, journalist and writer, Panagiotis Kaisidis. The...

The Turkish ambassador to Australia said that relations between the two countries will be affected following the decision by the South Australia State Parliament to recognize the Genocide of the Pontians, Armenians and Assyrians. He also expressed regret at...

Senator Alan Ferguson (foto) has apologised for calling the Armenian and Pontian-Greek Genocides "debatable". In a speech made to the Federal Parliament's upper house two weeks ago, Senator Ferguson brought into question the historical truth of the Armenian and...

Australian George Treloar saved thousands of Pontian Greek refugees who were forced to flee their ancestral homes in Turkey in the 1920s.

The Greek and Cypriot communities in Australia urged Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday to recognize the genocide carried out against Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks and other Christian minorities by the Ottomans in the early 20th century. In a letter to...

The Leader of The Australian Greens, Adam Bandt, has shown his support for the recognition of the Greek genocide on Monday. 

The Turkish embassy in Australia used the space of the federal parliament in Canberra, in order to adopt a firm position that there was no genocide of Armenians, Greeks and Assyrians during the First World War. The Turkish embassy...

The Prime Minister of New South Wales, Barry O'Farrell declared that the threats of Turkey's President of Parliament are unacceptable and reprehensible. The Turkish President of Parliament, Cemil Çiçek, asked not to allow members of the state to attend the...

A respectful and decent event took place at the Parliament of New South Wales to honor the memory of the Greeks of Pontus, Anatolia and Eastern Thrace. The Pontian associations of NSW, Pontoxeniteas, Panagia Soumela and Wollongong joined forces to...

The Australian Hellenic Educators’ Association in New South Wales, the ACT and Queensland have welcomed the decision to make mandatory Holocaust education compulsory. The association recently stated that: “The Australian Hellenic Educators’ Association welcomes the announcement of the NSW Board...

On Sunday, May 20, in the city of Adelaide in South Australia, a special ceremony was organized to commemorate the unveiling of a monument dedicated to the victims of the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek genocide committed by Turkey’s Ottoman...