A nine-year-old girl’s primary school protest for Indigenous recognition has become a national news story and political football after her school disciplined her for refusing to stand for the national anthem during an assembly.
Schoolgirl who refused to stand for national anthem responds to Pauline Hanson
Harper Nielsen said the lyrics to Advance Australia Fair fail to recognise Australia's Indigenous population.

One Nation party leader Pauline Hanson called Harper, inset, a "brat". Source: AAP
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