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Neville Bonner became the first indigenous Australian to sit in the Australian Parliament. Bonner joined the Liberal Party in 1967 and held local office in the party. Following the resignation of Liberal Senator Annabelle Rankin in 1971, Bonner was chosen to fill the vacancy. He was elected again in his own right in 1972, 1974, 1975 and 1980.

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