LAST DAY TO SIGN: Australian Parliamentary Petition to #RecognizeArtsakh Closes Tomorrow (Wednesday 30th December)
CANBERRA: The Armenian National Committee of Australia's (ANC-AU) petition on the official website of the Australian Parliament, calling on the nation's lawmakers and Government to recognise the rights to self-determination of the Republic of Artsakh, closes on Wednesday 30th December 2020.
Former Senior Adviser to Government Ministers, Gisele Kapterian Joins Armenian National Committee of Australia National Board
SYDNEY: The Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU) has welcomed Ms Gisele Kapterian – a former Chief of Staff and Senior Adviser to three Australian Government Ministers – to its National Board.
Serj Tankian Talks Artsakh on Australian Radio, Encourages Signing of Federal Parliamentary Petition
SYDNEY: Serj Tankian – the lead vocalist of Grammy Award-winning band System of a Down – was interviewed by ABC Triple J Radio's The Racket program, where he discussed Artsakh and the importance of Australian and international action to help Nagorno Karabakh's indigenous Armenians, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).
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Petition: Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Time to Call Out Attacks on Armenians
CANBERRA: The Armenian-Australian community has collected over 2,000 signatures in three days on a petition calling on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to condemn Azerbaijan's continued attacks on the indigenous Armenians of the Republics of Artsakh and Armenia, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).
COMMENT: SBS World News Covers Armenian-Australian Reaction to Azerbaijani Attack on Artsakh
COMMENT: On Friday 17th October 2020, SBS World News ran a story on its national primetime news bulletin covering the reactions of the Armenian-Australian and Azerbaijani-Australian communities to the war in Nagorno Karabakh (Republic of Artsakh).
Geoffrey Robertson QC: Australia Should Support Rights to Self-Determination of the Armenians of Artsakh
LONDON: Australian human rights barrister of the London-based Doughty Street Chambers, Geoffrey Robertson QC has followed up his pivotal op-ed in The Australian newspaper by appearing on The Wigs podcast, where he has called upon the Australian Government to condemn Azerbaijan's Turkey-backed attacks on the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).
ANC-NZ: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fails to Call Out Aggressors in Statement on Nagorno Karabakh
WELLINGTON: The Armenian National Committee of New Zealand (ANC-NZ) is disappointed in a statement by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade (NZ MFAT), which expressed "alarm" at "renewed hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh" and highlighted the use of cluster bombs, without calling out the aggressors.
New South Wales Young Liberals Calls on End to Armenian Invasion and Terror by Azerbaijan
SYDNEY: The New South Wales Young Liberal Party Conference has unanimously passed a statement calling for an end to Azerbaijan's attempts to invade the Armenian Republic of Artsakh, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).
John Alexander MP in Australian Parliament: Turkey Must Stop Egging on Azerbaijan
CANBERRA: Federal Member for Bennelong John Alexander MP has risen in Australia's House of Representatives chamber to call out Azerbaijan's attacks on Armenians in the Republics of Artsakh and Armenia and urge Turkey to "stop egging on" Baku's escalation of violence, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).
Trent Zimmerman MP in Australian Parliament: This Conflict is the Result of Azerbaijani Actions
CANBERRA: Member of North Sydney, Trent Zimmerman MP has delivered an impassioned plea in Australia's Federal Parliament for the international community "not to sit back and hope that the parties will themselves come together but to actively intervene and tell the Azerbaijanis that their actions today simply are unacceptable", reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).
Armenian Youth Federation of Australia Sends Message to Politicians and Media at National Press Club in Canberra
CANBERRA: On Wednesday 7th October 2020, a group of members of the Armenian Youth Federation of Australia (AYF-AU) protested Australia's response to Azerbaijan's attacks on Armenia and Artsakh outside the prestigious National Press Club, reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).