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Albanese Matches 12-Year-Old’s $1 Million Fundraiser, Adds $1M

By Drooid · Sep 15, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC · How we work

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese matched every dollar raised by 12-year-old Dusty Langby and added $1 million.
Dusty Langby walked 540 km from Warren, New South Wales to Parliament House in 16 days.
He raised more than $500,000 for Little Wings, providing free aeromedical transport to regional children.
The $2 million funding will support about 600 missions, adding paediatrician outreach to remote areas and cutting waiting lists two-to-six years.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese matched every dollar raised by 12-year-old Dusty Langby and added $1 million.
Dusty Langby walked 540 km from Warren, New South Wales to Parliament House in 16 days.
He raised more than $500,000 for Little Wings, providing free aeromedical transport to regional children.
The $2 million funding will support about 600 missions, adding paediatrician outreach to remote areas and cutting waiting lists two-to-six years.