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Unhappy chorus greets Abbott's new appointment as Indigenous envoy

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Linda Burney, left, Pat Dodson, center, and Malarndirri McCarthy, Canberra, 2018 Source: AAP Photo/Rod McGuirk

A chorus of high-progile 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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By Evan Young, Mai Hoa

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A chorus of high-progile 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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