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Forty years ago, a remote island community in the Indian Ocean voted to become a fully-fledged part of Australia. Malay workers on the Cocos Keeling Islands were promised equal rights to mainland Australians but they're still waiting.
Forty years ago, a remote island community in the Indian Ocean voted to become a fully-fledged part of Australia. Malay workers on the Cocos Keeling Islands were promised equal rights to mainland Australians but they're still waiting.
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