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A 12-year-old has arrived in the nation’s capital after a very long walk. Dusty Langby set off more than two weeks ago from his home in western New South Wales with the aim of raising funds for kids’ health care in the bush. 540 kilometres later Dusty is preparing to meet the prime minister.

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00:02Coming to Canberra in Year 6 is a rite of passage for every school kid in Australia.
00:08Dusty Langby may be the only one who walked.
00:12540 kilometres from his hometown of Warren in Western New South Wales to Parliament House,
00:18all taken in his stride.
00:20Oh, it feels so exciting. It's very exciting. It's nerve-wracking. It's emotional.
00:27His seed of an idea quickly grew legs to raise money for Little Wings,
00:33a volunteer service that brings specialist paediatric care to youngsters living in the bush.
00:38I was hoping to get a million but I never thought I was going to get this.
00:42So far he's raised almost $450,000 to help country kids get the care they need.
00:49It's going to change heaps of rural families' lives and it's just going to help all the kids.
00:54His mum Sarah has been with him every step of the way.
00:58I always thought he would get it.
01:00I have about nine blisters so they need definite recovery.
01:04He's had huge support with his family, crew and followers, right to the end of the road.
01:09What a legend. Such a huge effort.
01:11There's just one last little hill to climb to meet the Prime Minister.
01:19I'm going to ask him if he could match every dollar I raise for this cause.
01:23I reckon he'll say yes.
01:24All in a day's walk.
01:27All in a day's walk.
01:27All in a day's walk.
01:28All in a day's walk.
01:28All in a day's walk.
01:29All in a day's walk.
01:29All in a day's walk.
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