NEOS KOSMOS - story from 2009. Where is Emma Alberici from the ABC? For the life of me I simply cant understand why people are so afraid of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott proudly reintroducing Australian Knighthoods and showing affection for the British monarch. I mean back in 2009 the influential Australian-Greek newspaper Neos Kosmos (New World) made this boast of the power of Greek-Australian Members of Parliament throwing their weight around on behalf of a foreign country, Greece, and its foreign policy stance on Macedonia: We quote from Neos Kosmos word for word: Greece is refusing to accept the name “Republic of Macedonia” which the neighbouring country has adopted in its constitution. A number of nations including the US recognise this constitutional name. Unlike the US, however, Australia has remained vigilant on the naming issue adhering to Greek Australian sensitivities. “I can’t imagine any Australian government committing such an act of political suicide risking a major fall out with the Greek Australian community,” a Greek Australian politician, who wished not to be named, stressed to Neos Kosmos English Edition (NKEE). “Especially, under the circumstances where the possibility of an early election is looming over the anticipated impasse with the government’s effort to pass its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme,” the politician clarified. The bill was recently defeated in the Senate and the Rudd government has indicated its resolve to reintroduce the bill unchanged in November. If a consensus is not reached by then, it could trigger a possible double dissolution of Parliament. (end of quote). neoskosmos/news/en/gruevski-visit-australia-alarm-social%20security
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 06:36:36 +0000
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