Unhappy chorus greets Abbott's new appointment as Indigenous envoy

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.

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