Indigenous elder removed from Barack Obama event in Australia for being ‘too difficult’
by Martin Farrer and Emily Wind from World news | The Guardian on (#6A9RC)
Wurundjeri elder Aunty Joy was due to give the welcome to country for former US president in Melbourne
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The organiser of an event featuring the former US President Barack Obama on Wednesday night has apologised for cancelling the appearance of an Aboriginal woman who was due to give the welcome to country.
The organiser said security reasons" had led to a last-minute change to the program, excluding the Wurundjeri elder Aunty Joy Murphy. She has been invited to a lunch event with Obama on Thursday.
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