The Greens candidate for the Sydney seat of Barton has defended his behaviour during a protest when he told Christian university students their beliefs were a joke in an expletive-laden spray.
On Wednesday, footage emerged from 2017 of 21-year-old Connor Parissis yelling at a group of Christian students at Sydney University opposed to same-sex marriage.
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Interview with Connor Parissis
Another Greek Australian who is running on Saturday's Federal Election, is Connor Parissis.
Greek Australian Connor Parissis aspires to claim the seat of Barton, which is currently held by Labor’s Linda Burnley and previously was held by Nick Varvaris.
Parissis is a left-wing activist, student and writer who believes in a better world and he wants to ensure the current government takes Climate Change seriously.
The young Green candidate, spoke to the SBS Greek for the major topics that concern his party.
The rest of the Candidates of the seat of Barton:
Linda Burnley Labor Party, o Pramej Shrestha Liberal Party, Ben Tung Liu United Australia Party, Sonny Susilo Christian Democratic Party (Fred Nile) and Phillip Pollard One Nation.
