About SAE Regions Networks SAE Action ETO News and Info Contact
 National Issues Humanitarian Aid Bussiness Issues Education & Culture Hospitality Programs Olympic Games

INTERESTING TOPICS
The new SAE Portal
SAE's Websites
    President
    Alternate President
    N. & S. America
    Europe
    Oceania
    Asia-Africa
SEARCH

SAE's News
 Search

Media Release
Oceania, 9/10/2004

SAE Oceania and the Australian Hellenic Council are actively lobbying candidates for the federal elections on 9 October 2004.

There is widespread disappointment that the Howard Government has not responded to the Hellenic Government�s invitation to finalise a Social Security Agreement between the two countries. The Federal Opposition, however, has also been reticent on this important issue, which has been unresolved for nearly two decades.

There are certain Federal seats where the Greek Australian vote can make an impact. These are the swinging seats of Bowman, Brisbane, Dickson and Griffith in Queensland. The Greek Australian vote in all these seats could make the difference especially in Brisbane and Griffith.

In South Australia the seats of Adelaide (Trish Worth is a proven Philhellene) and Hindmarsh could change with a minute swing. Both these seats have a huge concentration of Greek Australian voters that can, without a doubt, determine the final result. The seat of Makin can also be influenced.

In NSW the targeted seats are Greenway, Lowe and Parramatta and the country seat of Eden � Monaro centred on Queanbeyan.

Victoria has a number of very marginal seats, these being Chisolm (a very high concentration of Greek Australian voters), Deakin, Isaacs, Jaga Jaga (all have large numbers of voters) and Melbourne Ports. The most marginal seats that can be influenced are Deakin and to a lesser extent McEwen.

Western Australia has, in Canning, the most swinging seat and Stirling will also change hands with about a 3% swing. Stirling has the highest number of Greek Australians in the state and it should be remembered that in the 1995 elections the Greek Australian role over the Macedonian issue was the deciding factor in its changing hands. Proof that we can make a difference when mobilised. The seat of Solomon in the NT will also change with a swing less than 1% and this seat has a high concentration of Greek Australian voters. It can been seen, therefore, that the Greek Australian vote can change the Government on 9 October by the way it votes. In the seats of Solomon in NT; Adelaide and Hindmarsh in SA; Chisholm, Deakin and McEwen in Victoria; Eden � Monaro, Greenway and Parramatta in NSW; Canning and especially Sterling in WA; Bowman, Brisbane, Griffith and Moreton in Queensland.

Greek Australian voters who live in any of these electorates must know that they can make the difference on 9 October 2004. They are urged to immediately approach the candidates in their electorate to obtain a commitment that they will actively lobby their party to sign a Social Security Agreement with Hellas.

For further detail contact Costa Vertzayias during office hours on 9667 4733 or Panayiotis Diamadis on 0415 745 537.

Back
Site Map The new SAE Portal Terms of Condition Home Page �������� ������
� Copyright 2003 ��� , Designed and Developed by A.S.T.