‘Shaped a nation’: Peter Dutton MP sends message to mark OXI Day

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Australia’s Leader of the Opposition, Peter Dutton MP, has sent a message to The Greek Herald honouring the 82nd anniversary of Greece’s National Day (OXI Day).

In his message, Mr Dutton said: “Oxi Day reminds today’s generation about the significant contributions of past generations of Greeks in the Second World War.”

The Leader of the Opposition described the national day as a “pivotal historical event” that “shaped a nation”.

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