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the Indigenous affairs team's Tahnee Jash

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Aunty joy murphy removed from former us president barack obama s event by organisers - Caught on Camera

Aunty Joy Murphy AO says being removed from former US president's event was "distressing". (AAP: James Ross)

Indigenous elder Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin AO has been stopped from performing a Welcome to Country ceremony for Barack Obama because she was allegedly being "too difficult".

The former US president is touring Australia for an event named A Night with Barack Obama, being held at Melbourne's John Cain arena.

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