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Insulting history : David Leyonhjelm’s claims Aboriginal people not Australia’s ‘First People’

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And as we saw in that report, the debate took a new twist today with controversial comments by Senator David Leyonhjelm questioning if Aboriginal people were actually the First Australians... But is the Senator talking complete nonsense? NITV News Video Journalist Danny Teece-Johnson finds out.
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