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THE GREEK AUSTRALIAN The oldest circulating Greek newspaper outside Greece email: VEMA [email protected] OCTOBER 2007 Tel. (02) 9559 7022 Fax: (02) 9559 7033 In this issue... Our Primate’s View “TORMENTED MOTHERLAND, GREECE”! PAGE 5/23 Howard declares Nov 24 election Sydney ranked top on “right” leadership city on tourist poll Australia will go to the polls on Novem- ber 24 for a federal election Prime Minis- PAGE 7/25 ter John Howard says is about the “right leadership”. Mr Howard has dumped his “who do you trust” slogan from the 2004 election, con- ceding that some voters would loathe him no matter what he did. But he said at least voters knew what he stood for and where he planned to take the country. And the 68-year-old, who has promised to step down before the 2010 election if he wins a fifth term, said neither his age nor the length in office of his government were the issue. “I believe very passionately that this coun- try’s best years can lie ahead of us in the years immediately ahead,” Mr Howard told reporters, after announcing a six-week elec- tion campaign. “In order for that to happen this country does not need new leadership, it does not need old leadership, it needs the right leadership. Pilgrimage to Symi: “The right leadership is the leadership which delivers the team which knows how to do Island of an Archangel the job. and ensure all Australians shared in the Mr Howard warned that if Labor was elect- “The right leadership is the leadership that country’s prosperity. ed federally, it would rule at every level of PAGES 8/26 & 15/33 has the experience to further expand the Some people were feeling pressure and government across the country, leading to a prosperity of the Australian economy and to some people were missing out, he said. lack of balance and robbing Australians of ensure that everybody gets a fair share of it.” “It is the responsibility of the government, as the necessary checks and balances on their The right leadership would make tough well as the alternative government, to out- government. decisions in the national interest and would line plans to ensure that people do get Six weeks was an appropriate length for a government for all Australians, not a narrow included and that people don’t miss out,” he campaign, he said. section of the community, Mr Howard said. said. “Why should we in any way in a great “The right leadership is the leadership that “The plans that I will unveil in detail in the democracy not be willing to debate the great tells the Australian people where it stands on weeks of the campaign will reward hard issues of the time over a period of six issues and what it believes in,” Mr Howard work, they’ll create jobs and they’ll provide weeks? And I can assure you ... it will go said. even more incentive for working very quickly,” he said. “Can I say, love me or loathe me, the Australians.” He said he was looking forward to the jour- Australian people know where I stand on all Mr Howard fronted the media alone, but ney, particularly meeting and interacting the major issues of importance to their said his team was strong and stable with with Australians. future.” Treasurer Peter Costello and Foreign “I’ve always found that a source of nourish- Calling the election means this week’s Minister Alexander Downer remaining in ment, a source of being re-energised, and an scheduled sitting of parliament will not go their key roles. opportunity to continue a dialogue with ahead. Nor will Mr Howard attend the By contrast, Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd them which I have found profoundly Pacific Islands Forum in Tonga on had been forced into guaranteeing that rewarding over the past 11-and-a-half years Wednesday as planned. Wayne Swan would be treasurer under a and which I seek to continue,” Mr Howard Entering his last election campaign, Mr Labor government, while Robert said. Howard said he would spend the next six McClelland would not be foreign minister, A road trip to the weeks outlining plans to reward hard work he said. AAP Heart of Country All Saints Grammar 10th Annual Debutante Ball PAGE 16/34 PAGE 18/36 The Greek Australian VEMA OCTOBER 2007 2/20 TO BHMA Invitation 4HINKFUN LAMBSOUVLAKIA""1OCTOPUS/YSTER"AR HERE7ELLHAVEGUIDEDTOURSONTHEHALF *UMPING#ASTLES'IANT"UNGEE4RAMPOLINE ""1SAUSAGES'REEKBISCUITS'REEKCAKES HOURSTARTINGFROMAMTOPM)TSA &ACEPAINTING")'SLIDES!EROBICSDISPLAY ,OUKOUMADES#HOCOLATEFOUNTAIN&AIRY&LOSS CHANCETOSEEJUSTHOWMUCH3T3PYRIDON *EWELLERYMAKING!IRBRUSHTATTOOS&ANCY 3LURPYMACHINE#OFFEE#OLDDRINKS0OPCORN #OLLEGEHASTOOFFER9OULLGETTOMEETSOME HAIRSTYLES!NDLOTSANDLOTSOFDIFFERENTSTALLS OFOURSTAFFANDSTUDENTSANDDISCOVERJUST 4HINKSERIOUS4AKEAPERSONALTOUR 4HISFAIRISVERYDIFFERENT&ORASTART ITHAS WHATAGREATASSETYOUHAVEHERE RIGHTIN OFTHESENIORSCHOOL A'REEKmAVOUR7HICHMEANSTHATBESIDESALL THEHEARTOF-AROUBRA THEUSUALATTRACTIONSFORYOUNGANDOLDALIKE 7HYNOTTAKETHEOPPORTUNITYTOTAKEA 7ELOOKFORWARDTOSEEINGYOUTHERE YOULLGETTOENJOYSOMEGREATFOOD4HINK PERSONALTOUROFTHESENIORSCHOOLWHILEYOURE 3UNDAY /CTOBERn!NZAC0ARADE -AROUBRA.37AMnPM “One of the producers on the show 7/2+%80%2)%.#% was a little hesitant about welcoming a work experience student on board in such an important stressful week due to his experience with students who have been immature and not up for the challenge of working on such a demanding show. Kosta showed maturity beyond his age, taking on all requests willingly and delivering them both efficiently and professionally with a wonderful sense of humour. He was a hit on the set with all producers, production staff, crew and the talent. +OSTA0APPASWORKED WITHTHETEAMFROM He was a valued member of the Idol !USTRALIAN)DOLWITH crew and we hope to see him in the THETOPAUDITIONS industry in the not too distant future.” OCTOBER 2007 The Greek Australian VEMA TO BHMA 3/21 erately dressed up its reasons for cutting the African intake as Race politics rears an integration issue, in order to provoke a race debate. When it appeared the row was subsiding on Thursday, the minister called a press conference and declared Africans were its head - again fighting each other in nightclubs, forming gangs and congre- gating in parks to drink. By David Crawshaw “The reality is that if we’ve got a problem we need to name that problem,” he said. If Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews (photo) wants to Mr Andrews now says the 13,000 refugees Australia accepts a convince people African refugees are more likely to get year will be chosen not just on their need for protection but on involved in crime, he needs to produce the figures. their ability to integrate. The minister publicly contradicted one of Australia’s top cops Queensland Premier Anna Bligh branded Mr Andrews racist. today when he refuted Victorian police commissioner Labor’s immigration spokesman Tony Burke said the govern- Christine Nixon’s statement that Sudanese people were not ment was pretending to be more ruthless towards refugees over-represented in crime statistics. than it really was. “When you look at the data that I’ve looked at, it does seem Community groups that work with refugees, such as the to me that there is a higher proportion,” Mr Andrews said. Edmund Rice Centre, said Mr Andrews was playing the race But the minister has refused to produce hard evidence to back card and “lowest common denominator politics” ahead of the his claim that African refugees are getting involved in night- Melbourne and about 9,000 in Sydney. election. club fights, forming gangs, attacking other families and drink- Talkback radio was humming this week with discussion Mr Andrews managed to draw out the issue for several days. ing alcohol in parks. about African refugees, after the fatal bashing of Sudanese Hark back to the Tampa in 2001, when John Howard’s hard- Instead, he referred to secret data he could not release - in the man Liep Gony in Melbourne. line response to the arrival of 400 asylum seekers is widely same way he cited confidential police information in July to Although the two men charged over Mr Gony’s death are not considered to have helped the coalition over the line at the justify cancelling the visa of Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef. Africans, the incident drew attention to how well Sudanese election that year. On August 18, Mr Andrews issued a statement outlining have adapted to life in Australia. Many marginal seats the government needs to win this time Australia’s refugee intake for 2007-08. Mr Andrews suddenly declared Australia had reduced its around are in outer-suburban areas - electorates like Labor- He explained the reason for cutting Africans to 30 per cent of African refugee intake because Sudanese people have had held Isaacs and Bruce in Melbourne, and Liberal-held Lindsay total refugee numbers was because of the need to accept more more difficulty settling in Australia than others. in Sydney. people from Burma and Iraq. This was totally at odds with his reasons in August for reduc- All have a sizeable migrant population, including large num- “The intake from the Africa region reflects an improvement ing the African intake. bers of Africans. in conditions in some countries and an increase in the number With 4,000 African refugees already being approved this year Lost in the clamour, the Sudanese community mourned the of people returning to their country of origin,” he said. - filling the 30 per cent quota - no more would be considered death of Mr Gony. About 35,000 African refugees and humanitarian entrants until July 2008, Mr Andrews said. have settled in Australia since 2000, with 12,000 heading to The statement sparked accusations the government had delib- AAP The Armenians’ late revenge By Nikos Konstandaras The outrage with which the Turks greeted a US congression- al committee resolution last Wednesday (11/10) to recognize the Armenian genocide indicates the vital importance of the issue.

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