Pumbah the dingo comes to Canberra to help challenge myths dogging the carnivore

Dingo lovers seek a political response to new understanding of a carnivore considered kin by First Nations people and villain by many farmersGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA dingo called Pumbah entered Australian parliament this week in an effort to persuade the country's lawmakers they have been persecuting his species based upon a myth and mistruth.Pumbah, who journeyed from the foothills of Victoria's Macedon Ranges, was ushered through a side entrance to parliament on Thursday while a group of his human allies strode through the main foyer. Scientists, Indigenous people and lifelong dingo warriors, they travelled from opposite ends of the continent, from far north Queensland, through coastal New South Wales and central Victoria to be there.Sign up for Guardian Australia's free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...