| Armenian National Committee of Australia | |
| Type: | NGO |
| Headquarters: | 259 Penshurst St, Willoughby, Sydney, Australia |
| Language: | English, Armenian |
| Leader Title: | Executive director |
| Leader Name: | Michael Kolokossian |
| Leader Title2: | Chairman |
| Leader Name2: | Khajaque Kortian |
| Size: | 125px |
The Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU) (Armenian: Ավստրալիայի Հայ դատի յանձնախումբ) is considered one of the largest and most influential grassroots organization representing the Armenian Australian community in Australia. ANC-AU represents a total of 36 Armenian-Australian organisations with over 5,500 memberships, in addition to the broader Armenian-Australian community of an estimated 50,000.[1]
ANC-AU works in areas of political and educational activities, including:
In February 2020, the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC-AU), Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA) and Australian Hellenic Council (AHC) initiated the launch of the Joint Justice Initiative at Australia's Parliament House, calling for Australia's national recognition of the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek Genocides of 1915 as a priority on behalf of their communities.[3]
Michael Kolokossian was appointed the organisation's Executive Director in June 2022.[4]
| Ordinal | Officeholder | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tro Kortian | ? | 2007 | ? | [5] |
| 2 | Varant Meguerditchian | 2007 | 2012 | years | |
| 3 | Vache Kahramanian | 2012 | 2017 | years | |
| 4 | Haig Kayserian | 2018 | 2022 | years | |
| 5 | Michael Kolokossian | 2022 | incumbent | ||