Tears, song and history as the lower house welcomes Linda Burney as its first Aboriginal woman

By Michael Gordon
Updated September 1 2016 - 5:18pm, first published August 31 2016 - 6:44pm
Linda Burney, member for Barton, delivers her first speech at Parliament House. Photo: Andrew Meares
Linda Burney, member for Barton, delivers her first speech at Parliament House. Photo: Andrew Meares

 They don't often sing songs from the public gallery in the nation's Parliament; speakers don't usually wear kangaroo-skin cloaks, and politicians from opposing sides don't normally hug, shed a tear and pledge to work together.

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