'Time to fill in the gaps': why Australia's African communities need to be heard

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Nyadol Nyuon is the new chair of Australia’s Harmony Alliance Source: Supplied

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Melbourne lawyer, human rights advocate and former refugee Nyadol Nyuon has been appointed the new chair of Australia’s migrant and refugee women’s coalition, Harmony Alliance. Here, she tells SBS News why representation matters.

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