The persistence of Belinda Delios, an Australian citizen of Macedonian origin from the Aegean part of Macedonia, in front of the Australian Bureau of Statistics is bearing fruit and brought success to the Macedonian community in Australia !, announced the World Macedonian Congress!
Belinda Delios managed to convince the Australian authorities that for the Orthodox Macedonians, the column “Greek Orthodox” is invalid, but the column “Macedonian Orthodox” is also needed.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics accepted Belinda Delios’ request, supported by several Macedonian associations and communities in Australia. The final decision is: Starting next census in Australia, in the section on religion in the census, besides “Greek Orthodox”, there will be a “Macedonian Orthodox” column.
