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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Independent MP Andrew Wilkie Joins Initiative Calling for Australian Recognition of the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides
CANBERRA: Prominent Independent Andrew Wilkie, the Federal Member for Clark in Tasmania, has joined a growing list of colleagues in support for Australian recognition of the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides by signing on to the Joint Justice Initiative of the Armenian-Australian, Assyrian-Australian and Greek-Australian communities.
Armenian National Committee of New Zealand Welcomes NZ Young Labour Support for Treaty of Sevres and Genocide Justice
WELLINGTON: The Armenian National Committee of New Zealand (ANC-NZ) has thanked New Zealand Young Labour, who recently co-signed a statement recognising the legitimacy of the Treaty of Sevres and calling on Turkey “to begin the process of eliminating the consequences of the Armenian Genocide by initiating the restoration of the rights of the Armenian people”.
Julian Leeser MP Joins Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks in Calling for Australian Recognition of 1915 Genocides
CANBERRA: The Chair of the Australian Parliament's House of Representatives Standing Committees on Migration and Indigenous Affairs, Julian Leeser MP has signed an Affirmation of Support backing the Joint Justice Initiative for national recognition of the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides.
Trent Zimmerman MP Condemns Azerbaijani Aggression and Nuclear Threat in Australian Parliament
CANBERRA: The Federal Member for North Sydney, Trent Zimmerman MP rose in Australia's House of Representatives to condemn Azerbaijan's recent aggression "under the cover of the pandemic" against Armenia and called out Baku's threat to bomb the Metzamor Nuclear Power Plant as "extraordinary" and "not acceptable", reported the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU).
Turkey’s Spying in Australia Condemned
CANBERRA: The Stockholm-based Nordic Research Monitoring Network (Nordic Monitor) has released documents that prove the National Intelligence Organisation of the Republic of Turkey (Milli Istihbarat Teskilati, or MIT) has spied on critics and opponents of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan within Australia's borders.
Michelle Rowland MP Joins Growing List of Australian Legislators Supporting Recognition of Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides
CANBERRA: Federal Member for Greenway and Shadow Minister for Communications, Michelle Rowland has joined the the Joint Justice Initiative of the Armenian-Australian, Assyrian-Australian and Greek-Australian by signing an affirmation of support for their calls for Australian recognition of the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides.
Armenian-Australians Launch #BachigsForBeirut Fundraiser
We all watched in horror as a port hangar exploded on August 4th, resulting in over 135 deaths and 5,000 injuries to date. Sadly, the explosion was in close proximity to heavily Armenian-populated towns, including Bourj Hammoud, Khalil Badawi, Hadjin, Mar Mikhael, Achrafieh, Antelias and Beirut, resulting so far in a count of 11 community deaths and over 250 injuries.
One Hundred Years Ago, The Treaty of Sevres Was Signed
We remember 100 years since, on August 10 1920, world powers signed the Treaty of Sèvres.