To paraphrase a certain Marxist, a spectre is haunting Australia. The spectre of Genocide Recognition. South Australia was the first Australian state to officially recognise the genocide of the Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks of the Ottoman Empire in the early twentieth century.
The Tasmanian House of Assembly unanimously passed a motion Thursday, 11 May, recognising the Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek Genocides committed by the Ottoman Empire and its successor state.
(Armradio) - Australia’s State of Tasmania has recognized the Armenian Genocide, reports the Armenian National Committee of Australia. The Tasmanian House of Assembly today adopted a historic motion to recognize the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides. Tasmania thus becomes the third Australian state after South Australia and New South Wales to recognize the genocide. The