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Australian Hellenic Council Slams Pro-FYROM ‘Radicals’
The Australian Hellenic Council (AHC) has lashed out at recent scenes of flag burning by "radical ultra-nationalists" at protests over the name dispute with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).
Organizers of the pro-FYROM rallies in Sydney and Melbourne could...
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PM Turnbull: Australia’s Policy of Using ‘FYROM’ Remains Unchanged
At a rally in Sydney on Sunday, April 23, Member for Hughes (NSW) Craig Kelly made a statement regarding the FYROM name dispute that caused Peter Jasonides, National Co-Chair of the Australian Hellenic Council, to write a letter of...
Australia
Two Greek-Australians in the Race for the Barton Seat in NSW
Liberal MPs Nickolas Varvaris and George Vellis, will be attempting to claim the Barton seat in New South Wales in the next federal election. Vellis announced his intention to participate in the election with the Labor party a few...
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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...
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NSW Parliament Recognizes Greek Genocide
The Parliament of New South Wales unanimously passed a motion recognizing the Assyrian, Greek and Armenian genocide on May 1, after the request of the Assyrian Universal Alliance, the Australian Hellenic Council and the Armenian National Committee.
The motion reads...
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Australian Hellenic Council Conference in Canberra
Representatives of the Greek Australian community from Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, ACT, Queensland and Western Australia attended the annual Australian Hellenic Council (AHC) Conference held on Sept. 15-16 in Canberra. The AHC is the body representing the...
Australia
Communities’ Delegation Asks For Protection of Christian Properties in Turkey
A delegation formed by members of the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC), the Australian Hellenic Council (AHC) and the Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA) visited the Australian Parliament to inform the MPs of the “pillage of the Christian Church's...
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Evangelos Kakoulas New Coordinator of Australian Hellenic Council
Evangelos Kakoulas was elected the new coordinator of the Australian Hellenic Council by representatives of Hellenic organizations of West Australia.
Kakoulas stated, "Major purpose is the consistency of the powers of Hellenism and the promotion of social and economic interests...