Day 14 - Maya tracks down Labor Senator Penny Wong for a chat and some tea.

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Channel: Behind the News · 2016 · Education

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The leader of the opposition in the senate, Penny Wong, was actually a migrant herself and moved to Australia when she was a child. Maya asks if that experience changes her views on migrants coming to Australia for the first time.

Follow the journey of 12 year old Maya as she joins seasoned ABC journalists as a political journalist covering the 2016 Australian Federal Election.
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