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Baby on Board! First First Nations baby to enter the Senate

Emma Ruben
Emma Ruben Published February 9, 2023 at 3.30pm (AWST)
Penny Wong holds Senator Jana Stewart's baby Ari. Photo credit: Auspic.

Ari Stewart, the son of Senator Jana Stewart, is the first Aboriginal child to enter the Senate chamber floor.

The Mutthi Mutthi and Wamba Wamba senator brought her son into the Senate on Thursday, making him the first Koori baby to enter the Senate chamber floor.

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He is only the fourth baby to enter the Senate Chamber and the first Aboriginal child to enter.

In 2016 the Senate 'strangers' rule was revised to enable senators to bring infants in their care to their seats.

Senator Jana Stewart brings her child Ari Stewart into the Senate Chambers. Photo credit: Auspic.

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