Tony Abbott accepts Indigenous envoy role, plans to focus on education

Tony Abbott has taken up the offer to become the prime minister's special envoy on Indigenous affairs.

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott was given the role by Scott Morrison after being excluded from the new Prime Minister's cabinet Source: AAP

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has accepted an offer to become Scott Morrison's special envoy on indigenous affairs, saying school attendance and performance will be his major focus.

Mr Morrison offered the Liberal backbencher the envoy role after leaving him out of his new-look cabinet, in an effort to heal the wounds of last week's damaging leadership spill.

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