SYDNEY, Sept 15, 2014 (AFP) - Australian premier Tony Abbott shifted his office to a tent in an isolated Aboriginal community Monday, keeping a promise made when he came to power despite having just committed troops to the fight against Islamic State.
Abbott vowed to spend a week each year in a remote indigenous location when he was sworn in 12 months ago, seeking to be the "prime minister for Aboriginal affairs".
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