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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mike Bowers, Sarah Collard and Lorena Allam

The historic photo that celebrates a moment of unity and pride in Indigenous Australian representation

Indigenous members of the 47th parliament: Jacinta Price, Gordon Reid, Jana Stewart, Kerrynne Liddle, Malarndiri McCarthy, Linda Burney, Pat Dodson, Dorinda Cox, Jacqui Lambie, on forecourt of Parliament House
The Indigenous members of the 47th parliament gather on the mosaic on the forecourt of Parliament House last night. From left Jacinta Price, Gordon Reid, Jana Stewart, Kerrynne Liddle, Malarndiri McCarthy, Linda Burney, Pat Dodson, Dorinda Cox and Jacqui Lambie. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

There are 11 First Nations members in the 47th parliament, and nine of them are currently standing outside Parliament House on a cold Canberra night.

They cut across parties, states and ideologies, but they’ve agreed to stand together and have their photo taken to commemorate being among the highest number of Indigenous people in federal parliament.

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