Fighting as a child soldier in Sudan, Deng Adut never dreamed he would have a positive future, let alone be named the NSW Australian of the Year.

Deng Thiak Adut was just 6 years old when he was robbed of a childhood. Like thousands of other children, he was forcibly taken from his family and conscripted by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA). Deng recalls being forced to walk for days barefooted over rough ochre dirt to Ethiopia.

Deng Thiak Adut’s social media account unleashes on Donald Trump over a range of issues including the war in Gaza as wildfires destroy America’s second largest city — leading to rebukes from ...

Deng Thiak Adut’s social media account unleashes on Donald Trump over a range of issues including the war in Gaza as wildfires destroy America’s second largest city — leading to rebukes from ...