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A refugee, 16, and performing at Parliament House

Mark Bonja performs at Parliament House
Mark Bonja performs at Parliament House Source: SBS

A Syrian refugee dreaming of becoming a professional pianist has thanked the Australian government for his new life with a special performance in Canberra.


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By Omar Dabbagh, Hannah Sinclair, Lê Tâm

Source: SBS



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A Syrian refugee dreaming of becoming a professional pianist has thanked the Australian government for his new life with a special performance in Canberra.


Just 16 years old, Mark Antonio Bonja was invited to perform in Parliament House to mark World Refugee Day.

And at age 50, Iraqi refugee Hekmat Alqus Hanna is the oldest in his class.

But he is eyeing a return to a much-loved career in medicine.

 


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