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Australia senate appoints first Muslim woman

NSW MP Mehreen Faruqi — NSW MP Mehreen Faruqi. Source: Supplied

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Published 16 August 2018 7:35am

Updated 17 August 2018 2:35pm

By Heba Kassoua

Presented by Al Bayt Baytak

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