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Unhappy chorus greets Abbott's new appointment as Indigenous envoy

Indigenous Australian leaders

Labor parliamentarians (L to R) Linda Burney, Pat Dodson and Malarndirri McCarthy Source: AAP

A chorus of high-profile Indigenous Australians is criticising former prime minister Tony Abbott's appointment as the federal government's special envoy on Indigenous affairs.


Mr Abbott was offered the newly-created job by new Prime Minister Scott Morrison, but delayed accepting the job, as he was unsure about it.


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