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Abbott heads to Aurukun working bee

By Tracker, August 6, 2012

Opposition leader Tony Abbott.

NATIONAL: Opposition Leader Tony Abbott will join a small group of business chiefs on a working bee in a remote Aboriginal community this weekend.

Mr Abbott, along with Fortescue Metals boss Andrew Forrest, National Australian Bank chairman Michael Chaney, retailer Gerry Harvey and Rio Tinto Australia managing director David Peever, will help refurbish the school library at Aurukun in far north Queensland.

For several years the federal Liberal leader has allocated at least a week of his time each year to volunteer work in Indigenous communities and says he will continue this if elected prime minister.

In 2009 Mr Abbott spent 10 days in the Aurukun community as an assistant truancy officer.

AAP

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3 Comments

  1. Rocky
    Posted August 9, 2012 at 4:48 pm | Permalink

    Look out if Abbott has been promoted to head truancy officer.

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  2. Brod Nicholls
    Posted January 21, 2013 at 8:50 pm | Permalink

    Well done to Tony Abbott,surely from little things big things grow,a true friend and an approving friend with good values of compassion and sympathy.

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  3. Brod Nicholls
    Posted January 21, 2013 at 8:52 pm | Permalink

    Mr Abbott shines again, what a good lamp!

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