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Tamils - a Nation without a State
Australia -
அவுஸ்திரேலியா
- an estimated 30,000 Tamils live in Australia -
   
Australia Tamil Electoral Lobby
launched in Sydney, 15 September 2007
Website -
http://www.atel.org.au/
The Australian Tamil Electoral Lobby ( ATEL ) was recently
incorporated in the state of NSW to respond to and champion the
needs of the Australian Tamil community. The aims and objectives of
ATEL are
- To provide a credible and professional
platform for the Australian Tamil community leaders to engage
with the party machinery of the various Australian political
parties.
- To lobby the politicians of all persuasions
and inform and educate them of the needs, aspirations and
requirements of the Tamil people in Australia and their
relatives abroad.
- To influence the political parties to adopt
policies and / or legislation that is in the overall interest of
the Tamil people in Australia
ATEL will mobilize the Tamil Community to convey the aims and
objectives of the ATEL
Engage Tamil community on an ongoing basis to
keep Tamil community informed of the progress of it decisions
and outcomes.
ATEL will arrange a series of community
engagement meetings prior to the Federal election where all
parties and candidates would be invited to attend.
Having taken notice of all the opinions and promises of the
various parties, ATEL would make recommendation to the Tamil
people in all states in Australia as to who to vote for at the
next Federal election.
ATEL would proceed to issue a "how to vote" or �Advisory� card
including a decision with regard to the distribution of
preferences.
ATEL may consider to field candidates in certain electorates
where the Tamil vote or preferences may decide the final
outcome.
CAMPAIGNS
Community forums to engage with the 2007 electoral candidates
Active endorsement of 5 marginal seat candidates
Community educational programs to support the ATEL mandate
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