Mr Shaoquett Moselmane says—
Mr PRESIDENT:
I give notice that on the next sitting day I will move:
1) That this house note that:
a) Mr Peter (Boutros) Indari passed away on 26 May 2012.
b) Mr Indari was a pioneer of the Arabic press and ethnic community media in Australia.
c) Throughout his career, Mr Indari founded, co-founded and edited a number of leading Arabic newspapers in Australia, including El-Telegraph, An-Nahar and Asharq.
d) Mr Indari was a well-respected political writer and was renowned for his series of articles titled "Lest We Forget", which were published over a period of twenty years and collected in a book under the same title, published by An-Nahar Newspaper in Sydney during 2001.
e) Mr Indari grew up in the village of Metrit, Lebanon, arriving in Australia at the age of 16.
f) Peter (Boutros) Indari is survived by his wife Lamia, and his three children Ziad, Imad, and Hanan.
2) That this House notes the contribution of Mr Indari to the Arabic community media in New South Wales, and notes that a memorial in his name will be held on the 2nd of May 2013.

Mr Shaoquett Moselmane says—
Mr PRESIDENT:
I give notice that on the next sitting day I will move:
1. That this House notes that:(a) His Holiness Pope Francis recently announced the appointment of Father Antoine Tarabay as the fourth Maronite Bishop of Australia;
(b) Father Tarabay, born in Northern Lebanon, was until now the Father Superior of the Lebanese Maronite Order in Australia, Rector of St Charbel’s Monastery and College and Parish Priest of St Charbel’s Parish;
(c) Father Tarabay will be Australia’s second youngest Bishop.
2. That this House acknowledge the contributions, commitment and service of Father Tarabay’s predecessor, Bishop Ad Abi Karam;
3. That this House congratulate Father Tarabay and the more than 30,000 Australian Maronite’s.

Foreign Minister Bob Carr condemned the reported kidnappings of the Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Aleppo, Yohanna Ibrahim and the Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Aleppo, Metropolitan Paul Yazigi, while conducting humanitarian relief work near Syria’s second-largest city.

Reports from Syria indicate Archbishops Ibrahim and Yazigi were abducted by gunmen in the village of Kafr, 30 km north of Aleppo, on Sunday April 21. The Archbishop’s driver, a church deacon, is reported to have been killed in the attack.

“The Australian Government condemns this violent assault on the leadership of the Syriac Orthodox and Greek Orthodox faiths,” Senator Carr said.

“We call for their immediate release and safe passage back to Aleppo.

“The Government has also conveyed its deep concern and solidarity to the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church and the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Antiochan Church, via our Embassy to the Holy See.”

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 When you kiss some one

You need to kiss them twice
The kiss has lots of meaning
It’s also very nice

Our life is full of kissing

In many different ways

Kiss the one that you love

You live a longer days

Kiss can make you happy
Kiss can make you cry
Kisses have lots of feelings
As long as you don’t lie

Your Mother is so special
Believe in me she is
My mother is no longer here
I’m kissing mum with tears
Happy mother’s day
...

I do love my summer days
I also love the breeze
This summer is no summer
The days and dumb and dumber
I sweat, I freeze and I sneeze

That’s the sign that all should read
And follow the happy days
Because happiness is going
Sadness is coming
From the Milky Way

All you hear is thunder
And our home is covered in sand
That’s the sign in what we believe
The world is going to end

Before we get to it all
We need to live in peace
Our love is just like a movie
Waiting for the next release

Addressing a packed business dinner, Mr. Joe Hockey, Shadow Treasurer, outlined the Opposition’s Plan for Australia, should they be elected later this year.
Mr. Hockey was speaking at the monthly dinner of the Australian Arab Business Network in Bankstown on Wednesday 10 April 2013. He identified four key planks of the Coalition policy for a better Australia which are: “live within your means, get rid of the unnecessary taxes, grow the economy and creating a more trusting relationship with Asia”.
Mr Hockey outlined number of measures and said that the Coalition would reintroduce the Australian Building and Construction Commission with all its powers and policies including work for the dole. He said there would also be moves to reduce Government red tape to make life easier for businesses large and small.
In introducing Mr. Hockey, AABN President, Mr. Hassan Moussa, said that Mr. Hockey “is known for his compassion on social issues and for his drive for a better Australia, and we trust, if elected, he would be an active advocate within the parameters of Government for a socially and economically inclusive Australia”.
A vote of thanks for the honoured guest was expressed by the Secretary of the Arab Diplomatic Corp, the Ambassador of Palestine, Dr Izzat Abdel Hadi, who spoke about the need for increased bilateral trade between Australia and the Arab world and the role that the Network can play in facilitating such a trade.
Official’s guests included the Ambassadors of Morocco, Palestine, Libya and the Members for the Hughes - Craig Kelly, MLC Shaoquett Moselmane, and The Mayor of Liverpool Mr Ned Mannoun.
 

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