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.
"Unnecessary" "Disastrous" "Insulting"
Those are just some of the words from Indigenous Australians about the appointment of Tony Abbott as the federal government's special envoy on Indigenous affairs. Senator Dodson says the appointment is insulting to the Indigenous population's call for a voice to parliament -- an idea Mr Abbott has not supported. Ms Burney, the first Aboriginal woman to be elected to federal parliament, is also questioning the move of the new government.
Some experts suspect it's an effort by Prime Minister Morrison to call for healing this ever divided Liberal party following last week's leadership spill, rather than to serve the interests of First Australians.
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