On Monday, Armenians and governments the world over mark the 108^th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. President Joe Biden recognized the genocide. So too, have the European Parliament, the Vatican, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, and Canada.

Historically, Australia has been an outlier. It should not be. Australia has a deep history with Armenians. More than 60,000 Australians claim Armenian descent. During the Armenian Genocide, an Australian orphanage in Lebanon took in nearly a thousand Armenian children whose parents Turkish forces had driven out of Anatolia and slaughtered. Many genocide survivors resettled in Australia.