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From refugee to MP: Dai Le flags her joint identity

Maeve Bannister
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Newly elected federal MP Dai Le has shared her journey to parliament after arriving in Australia as a refugee of the Vietnam War.

Ms Le made history at the May election when she beat Labor’s candidate, former senator Kristina Keneally, to win the south-western Sydney seat of Fowler. The seat had previously always been held by Labor.

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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/from-refugee-to-mp-dai-le-flags-her-joint-identity-20220905-p5bfjm