Michael Comninos (25) is studying a Masters in Environmental Management at University of New South Wales, and has a Mathematics degree from the University of Sydney.

Michael’s late father was born in Alexandria, Egypt of Greek and Syrian parents, while Michael’s mother was born in Sicily and is of Italian decent. Michael grew up in the multicultural City of Botany Bay and was educated at St Spyridon College, a Greek Orthodox College in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs.

While at university Michael has been active in the Greek Australian community, and has held various positions in the Student Organisations at the University of Sydney, including Chair of the Cultural Diversity committee of the USYD Union.

Currently Michael is the Acting Chair of the Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia Youth Committee, and is a member of the Australian Hellenic Council. He has previously been the National President of the National Union of Greek Australian Students. Michael’s aim is to help people of cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds to have access to the infrastructure needed for their communities to be able to express themselves.