saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it: Harper Nielsen: Australian schoolgirl's national anthem protest - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-45495675

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I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it: Harper Nielsen: Australian schoolgirl's national anthem protest - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-45495675

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