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Desperate and demeaning 'stop the boats' diplomacy diminishes Australia The message in an Indonesian minister’s ‘human tsunami’ threat is clear: ‘We owe you nothing; you were repaid when you enlisted our help on turnbacks’  Nigel Scullion: Abbott made 'mistake' in comments on Indigenous communities Indigenous affairs minister admits prime minister’s ‘lifestyle choice’ remark about remote communities has makes his job more difficult  Fairfax journalist denies implying Joe Hockey was corrupt Treasurer’s lawyer says article that began: ‘No one is saying Joe Hockey is corrupt’ was using ‘journalistic device’ and alleging that he was  Christopher Pyne blames Labor for education reforms surprise Education minister says Labor abandonment of planned university savings forced him to embark on program of sweeping change that was not discussed before election
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'Lifestyle choices' is Abbott's third and final strike on Indigenous affairs | Paul Daley Our putative ‘prime minister for Aboriginal affairs’ has made so many mistakes that it’s hard to come to any other conclusion: he does not respect Indigenous culture
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'Lifestyle choices' of remote Indigenous people should not be subsidised, Tony Abbott says – audio The prime minister has told the ABC it's not the taxpayer's job to fund the 'lifestyle choices' of people in remote Indigenous communities
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