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Ken Wyatt sworn in as minister for Indigenous Australians in historic first
In a historic first, an Aboriginal man has been sworn in as minister for Indigenous Australians.
- Source : AAP – SBS
Noongar man Ken Wyatt has made history by being the first Aboriginal person to be sworn in as minister for Indigenous Australians.
Mr Wyatt, the member for the West Australian seat of Hasluck, received a rapturous applause as he was sworn in on Wednesday as the first Aboriginal person to take on the Indigenous Affairs portfolio in cabinet.
“Can I ask all those, other than His Excellency, of course, to stand to welcome the first Indigenous member of cabinet … the…