SYDNEY: Australia on Wednesday appointed its first indigenous minister, a former laborer who has credited education for his rise from humble beginnings in a country where Aborigines remain among the most disadvantaged.

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.

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