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Ken Wyatt became Minister for Aged Care and for Indigenous Health when Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull reshuffled his executive following the resignation of the health minister in an expenses scandal.
Wyatt was the first Aboriginal person elected to Australia's lower house in 2010 and had previously been assistant health minister.
"Just as Ken was the first indigenous person to be elected to the House of Representatives and the first to be appointed to the executive of the Commonwealth Government, he is now the first indigenous person appointed to the Commonwealth ministry," Turnbull told reporters in Sydney.
"His extensive knowledge and experience as a senior public servant in indigenous health, coupled with his work as an assistant minister in this portfolio nike air force 1 swoosh pack for sale , makes him an ideal minister for this area."
Aborigines -- who make up about three of the national population of 24 million -- suffer disproportionate levels of disease, imprisonment and social problems as well as significantly lower education, employment and life expectancy.
Western Australian Wyatt, a former teacher who worked in indigenous health and education nike air force 1 upstep white for sale , made a moving maiden speech upon entering parliament.
Wearing a traditional kangaroo cloak, he spoke of humble beginnings -- from trapping rabbits as a child to his life as a labourer -- saying education was a driver for his success.
A member of Australia's conservative Liberal Party, Wyatt said indigenous people should be empowered to determine their own solutions, calling for greater representation for Aboriginals in parliament.
In the shake-up nike air force 1 upstep black for sale , Turnbull moved Industry Minister Greg Hunt to the health and sport portfolios, taking over from Sussan Ley who resigned last week.
Turnbull is setting up an independent agency to monitor and administer all expenses claims by parliamentarians.
CAPE TOWN, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- A smear campaign is underway against those who are working to restore the values, principles and integrity of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and society as a whole nike air force 1 upstep low for sale , South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa warned on Saturday.
"If the intention of this campaign is to weaken the resolve of those fighting to revitalize the ANC and unite our country, it has failed," said Ramaphosa.
Ramaphosa was speaking after a number of emails from his private email account have been illegally obtained and provided to at least one media outlet.
The Sunday Independent newspaper on Friday submitted to Ramaphosa a list of questions which suggested that the deputy president paid money to several young women with whom he was supposedly in relationships.
In his Saturday statement, Ramophosa clarified that there are 54 young students nike air force 1 womens shoes for sale , both men and women, whom he and his my wife provide financial assistance to on a monthly basis and have done so for several years.
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This latest episode extends far beyond an attempt at political smear, Ramaphosa said.
These activities need to be seen within a broader campaign that has targeted several political leaders, trade unionists, journalists and civil society activists nike air force 270 mens usa for sale , he said.
"Nearly all the people that have been targeted in this way have taken a public stand against the capture of our state institutions by outside interests and the looting of public resources," Ramaphosa noted.
It is evident that there is a well-resourced, coordinated covert operation underway to prevent those responsible for wrongdoing from being held to account and for the integrity of the law enforcement agencies and other state institutions to be restored, the deputy president said.
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Ramaphosa is seen as a presidential hopeful to succeed President Jacob Zuma as leader of the ANC at the party's elective conferece in December this year.
As the conference approaches, this campaign will intensify, Ramaphosa warned.
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