Australia's Abbott Calls Aboriginal Communities a 'Lifestyle Choice'

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is coming under criticism after he lamented what he called the "lifestyle choices" of the country's remote indigenous community. Abbott made the comments Tuesday in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in which he defended his plan to shut down up to 150 Aboriginal communities. The conservative prime minister said that if people wanted to live in remote locations, as many Aborigines do, "there's a limit...

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