Fatima Payman: Meet Australia's first hijab-wearing senator

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At just 27 years old, Fatima Payman is making history in Australia’s parliament.

She is the first hijab-wearing senator, the first Afghan Australian to be voted in, and the youngest person in the current parliament.

She tells the BBC her election is significant for Australian Muslims.

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