Dealing with the COVID pandemic in Australia and the role of the Greek community were the focus of an online meeting between opposition leader Anthony Albanese, the president of the Greek community of Melbourne-Victoria Vassilis Papastergiadis and representatives of the Greek-speaking media.
The leader of the Labor Party in Australia praised the Greek community, which, as he said, is doing better than most in preserving the Greek language and culture. He also pledged further funding for SBS and ABC, because their role in informing the public, especially during the pandemic, is, as he said, extremely critical.
The meeting was organized by federal MP Peter Khalil, who stressed that this is an opportunity to raise issues of concern to the Greek community, regarding the preservation of Greek culture, the pandemic and travel restrictions.
Regarding travel restrictions, Mr. Albanese agreed that those who want to travel abroad should have the right. "They know the difficulties and they are adults, they can make their own decisions. We need a more humane approach," he said.
For his part, the president of the Hellenic Community of Melbourne and Victoria focused on 3 issues that concern Greek expatriates, pandemic, education, support of community organizations. Above all, however, what is the Labor's proposal for a way out of the pandemic and the lifting of restrictions.
Regarding the pandemic, Anthony Albanese said that although he agrees with the government's plan to lift the restrictions as soon as 70 or 80% of the population is fully vaccinated, but he believes that the Labor party should participate in the national council.
Regarding the situation with the pandemic in Sydney, Mr. Albanese again blamed Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Both on vaccine and NSW lockdown delays.
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