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Australia’s Parliament Calls for the Recognition of the Greek Genocide
Six speakers of Australia's Parliament approved earlier in the week the nation's first-ever motion for the government to officially acknowledge the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides.
The motion's success with the Australian Parliament's House of Representatives is due to the...
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Greek-Australian MPs Under Pressure Over Dual Citizenship Issue
The decision by Australian prime minister, Malcolm Turnbbull, to ask parliamentarians to provide documents proving they have renounced their potential dual citizenship, is putting pressure on numerous Greek-Australian MPs.
The PM said it would be better for politicians to make a...
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Former Greek-Australian MP Petro Georgiou Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Former Greek-Australian MP Petro Georgiou received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his unique contribution to multiculturalism and his role as an important symbol of the ongoing strength of cultural diversity within Australian society.
The Migration and Settlement Awards for 2015...
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Arthur Sinodinos Offering to Help Tony Abbot
Greek-Australian Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos may have supported a motion to spill Tony Abbott’s leadership at the Liberal Party, however he is now offering his help to the Australian Prime Minister.
Having served for ten years as director general in the...
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The 9-Year-Old Greek Girl Who Charmed Australian MPs
A nine-year-old Greek-Australian girl spoke in the Australian Parliament, proving the power of a human that is fighting to deal with life's difficulties.
Christa Dracopoulos was born with a hearing impairment which was soon diagnosed. She received a cochlear implant, an Australian invention, which...
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Parliament Condemns Disclaimer of Armenian and Greek Genocide
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...
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Georganas Becomes Australia’s Second Deputy Speaker
South Australian Member of Parliament Steve Georganas has pledged to be fair but firm in his new role as Second Deputy Speaker, advancing after the Speaker, Peter Slipper, resigned over a sex scandal which set off a reorganization in...