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Question 1: In 1971 Neville Bonner became the first Indigenous person to…
Answer: Sit in the Federal Parliament.
Question 2: Which city council became the first to fly the Aboriginal flag?
Answer: Newcastle City Council.
Question 3: Dujuan Hoosan, Arrernte and Garrwa boy from Alice Springs, became the youngest person to address the UN Human Rights Council at…
Answer: 12 years old.
Question 4: The first Indigenous woman to win a tennis grand slam and rank world number 1 was…
Answer: Evonne Goolagong Cawley.
Question 5: Who was the first Indigenous Australian person to win a world boxing title?
Answer: Lionel Rose.
Question 6: At what age did Patty Mills become the youngest-ever member of Australia’s national basketball team?
Answer: 17 years old.
Question 7: In which event did Cathy Freeman win a gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games?
Answer: 400 metre sprint.
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