The first Aboriginal MP
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A warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners - this programme contains the names and voices of people who have died. In 1971, Neville Bonner became the first Aboriginal person to become a member of the Australian Parliament. In 1979, he was named Australian of the Year in recognition of his work fighting for the rights of indigenous Australians - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. His great niece Joanna Lindgren shares her memories of 'Uncle Neville' with Vicky Farncombe. "He was gentle, he was a terrific listener. It didn't matter that you were 13 years old, you never felt that he was not interested in what you had to say," she says. (Photo: Old Parliament House, in Canberra. Credit: Getty Images)
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