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Abbott should read up on the importance of Indigenous connection to country after his latest opportunistic - or wilfully ignorant - stunt

He’s done it again.

The prime minister’s so-called special envoy for Indigenous affairs, Tony Abbott, just can’t seem to stop deliberately trolling Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the progressive supporters of their compromised rights.

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