Prime Minister Julia Gillard, environment minister Tony Burke, opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison, NSW Liberal MP David Clarke and NSW opposition leader John Robertson were at The Domain with an Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church, the Cypriot high commissioner and the president of the NSW Greek Orthodox community.
Joining them to mark the 1828 exit of Greece from the Ottoman Empire were about 3,000 people, mainly families who had come to watch their children’s church or school group perform traditional Greek dances and songs.
Ms Gillard says it was a day to commemorate great patriots and a day to celebrate what they won and what their descendants have built around the world.
Source: Sky News Australia
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