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September 09, 2010

AP: Australia's first Muslim, Aboriginal and youngest ever members of parliament come to Canberra

by Rod McGuirk
The Associated Press

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Among the newly elected legislators who congregated for the first time Thursday at Parliament House were Australia's first Muslim lawmaker, its youngest-ever at 20 years old and the first Aboriginal in the House of Representatives.

The new lawmakers came to the capital Thursday for their first meetings with party leaders and colleagues since Aug. 21 elections. The polls failed to deliver a clear majority for any party for the first time in 70 years.

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