Foreign Minister Penny Wong has given a rare and unvarnished account of how she's grappled with racial discrimination and self-doubt in public life.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong detailed her experience of being an Asian Australian politician in a recent speech. Penny Wong , in a rare personal account, has detailed some of her experiences with racial discrimination in public life.
Senator Wong has received a warm welcome in Kota Kinabalu and spoken about the many Australians who have connections with South-East Asia. "And when you encountered others who were different you would share a knowing, unspoken acknowledgement.The foreign minister said she was keenly conscious that she was the first Asian-Australian to enter the ministry, and that it felt "daunting to so often be the first".
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