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Armenian genocide denier Justin McCarthy to speak at Australian Parliament House

One of the world's most vocal Armenian genocide deniers will make an address at Parliament House in Canberra next week.

The ABC has learnt that a committee room in Parliament House has been booked by Labor backbencher Laurie Ferguson for a special invitation-only address titled "What happened during 1915–1923?"

The address will be given by Professor Justin McCarthy, an American history professor who many Armenians view with the same disdain as Jews view Holocaust denier David Irving.

The ABC has seen an invitation to the presentation to be delivered by Professor McCarthy, who campaigns around the world against the recognition of the Armenian genocide....

Read entire article at ABC News (Australia)