Maria Vamvakinou

Leader of the Australian House Christopher Pyne suggested that Labor MP Maria Vamvakinou, who was born in Greece, should be referred to the High Court if she fails to provide proof of renouncing foreign citizenship. According to Greek-Australian Neos Kosmos...

Federal MP Maria Vamvakinou has made an impassioned plea for the Turnbull government to rethink its proposed changes to Australia's Citizenship Act 2007. In a parliamentary speech on Thursday, Ms Vamvakinou described the government's intention to raise the bar for...

The 2016 census has left much to be desired as it was plagued by data privacy compromises, website crashes, a cyber attack and lack of easy access for all Australian voters. The issues are so troubling that the Australian government is...

The counting of votes in Australia's 2016 Federal Election is expected to continue on until the end of next week, but so far, there have been some gains and losses demonstrated for Greek-Australian politicians. Let's take a look at where they...

The Greek language preservation issue in Australia was discussed last week at the Federal House of Parliament and at the House of Victoria. In Canberra, Greek-Australian Labor Party MP Maria Vamvakinou proposed the establishment of February 21 as Mother Tongues...

Six months ago, Greece and Australia ratified a Work and Holiday visa agreement for young adults to visit and temporarily work in the two nations. However, the program has stalled, since the Greek government has not signed the agreement...

The Australian Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, accompanied by federal Liberal MP Nickolas Varvaris, announced the forming of a Parliamentary Friendship Group between Australia and Greece. Bishop announced the establishment of the Australia-Greece Parliamentary Group, which will be chaired by Varvaris....

Four Greek-Australians won seats in the Australian Parliament. The Greek Labor MP, Maria Vamvakinou was elected in the seat of Calwell in Victoria. In the Senate, Nick Xenophon was triumphantly reelected in South Australia, while Senator Arthur Sinodinos, who has...

The Greek presence in the Australian parliament may be less after Saturday's election. It is almost certain that Steve Georganas, MP of the Labor Party in the Hindmarsh seat of Adelaide, will not be elected. The Greek Labor MP, Maria...

In the September 7 federal election for the 150 House of Representatives and the 40 Senate seat vacancies throughout Australia, 18 Greek and Cypriot Australian candidates from all political parties are asking for the vote of the Australian people. In...