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| Nova Peris becomes first Indigenous woman in federal parliament | Nova Peris becomes first Indigenous woman in federal parliament |
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| Australia looks to have elected its first Indigenous female politician to federal parliament, with Nova Peris on track to win a Senate seat in the Northern Territory for the Labor party. | Australia looks to have elected its first Indigenous female politician to federal parliament, with Nova Peris on track to win a Senate seat in the Northern Territory for the Labor party. |
| Peris, an Olympic gold medallist, was first on the party's Senate ticket in the territory, and with 40% of ballots vote counted Labor had 31.51% of the vote, meaning Peris should take the second of two seats up for grabs. | Peris, an Olympic gold medallist, was first on the party's Senate ticket in the territory, and with 40% of ballots vote counted Labor had 31.51% of the vote, meaning Peris should take the second of two seats up for grabs. |
| The former prime minister Julia Gillard approached Peris in January to run for election, with Labor's national executive ratifying the "captain's pick" in a 19-2 vote. | The former prime minister Julia Gillard approached Peris in January to run for election, with Labor's national executive ratifying the "captain's pick" in a 19-2 vote. |
| During the election campaign Peris told Guardian Australia she had been the victim of racial abuse since her candidacy was announced. | During the election campaign Peris told Guardian Australia she had been the victim of racial abuse since her candidacy was announced. |
| "I've received a whole heap of mail and it's been horrible. A lot of it came when I was first announced in February and then it died down again until now. There are a few keyboard warriors out there who want to throw things at me," she said. | "I've received a whole heap of mail and it's been horrible. A lot of it came when I was first announced in February and then it died down again until now. There are a few keyboard warriors out there who want to throw things at me," she said. |
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