As Australians begin to make way for a new 'teal wave' of independent female politicians, many First Nations communities across Australia are waiting with to see what a new 'black wave' of Indigenous MPs and senators will mean for the nation.
Now, she's preparing to become the youngest Aboriginal woman to serve in the federal parliament.
While there has been plenty of attention on the "teal wave" of independents, this new "black wave" of women will have some different priorities, Ms Stewart said. As a survivor of family violence and the oldest of six children, the 34-year-old said her parents had both struggled with addiction, which led to her work as a family therapist before she went into politics."When I was about 10 or 11 years old, I remember my mum saying to me: 'As the oldest, it's your responsibility to let all the sticks and stones hit you to clear a pathway for your brothers and sisters'.
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