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Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien, Uncle Eric Law and Indigenous Envoy Tony Abbott at the Cherbourg War Memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 16, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Federal Government’s “special envoy\u00a0on\u00a0Indigenous\u00a0affairs”, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, paid a quick trip to Cherbourg on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

Mr Abbott, who was accompanied by Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien, had a meeting with local Councillors, visited Cherbourg State School and then enjoyed a guided tour of The Ration Shed by Wakka Wakka Elder Eric Law, AM.<\/p>\n

A small group of protesters greeted Mr Abbott outside the Council Chambers, including Alwyn Doolan who is part-way through his “Message Stick Walk” from Cape York to Canberra.<\/p>\n

The incident didn’t appear to faze Mr Abbott who said he would return to Cherbourg at some stage to hold a community meeting.<\/p>\n

“Like every place in Australia, Cherbourg has its issues, but a lot of good people are doing wonderful things here,” Mr Abbott told Radio Cherbourg later.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I hope as a result of this trip, a couple of things might change for the better.<\/p>\n

“I look forward to coming back to Cherbourg sometime in the New Year and maybe spending a bit more time and having a proper community meeting.”<\/p>\n

Mr Abbott said there were “all sorts of things” he hoped would be followed up on after his visit.<\/p>\n

“In terms of transport, in terms of infrastructure, in terms of policing … let’s hope that next time I come, there’ll be some differences for the better,” he said.<\/p>\n

Uncle Eric told Radio Cherbourg he was pleasantly surprised by Mr Abbott’s visit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former PM studied the time line on the wall of The Ration Shed, asking a number of questions about various photographs.<\/p>\n

He then visited the Boys From Barambah exhibition, had a quick look inside the Boys Dormitory which is undergoing extensive renovations, and then inspected the War Memorial.<\/p>\n

“He was genuinely interested in the history of Cherbourg and he was very interested in the war memorial,” Uncle Eric said.<\/p>\n

He said it had been an opportunity for Cherbourg to get across its message “and I think he was listening”.<\/p>\n

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Uncle Eric explains to Mr Abbott how the interactive electronic guide to the Boys From Barambah exhibition works<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Ration Shed chair, Aunty Sandra Morgan, with Llew O’Brien<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tony Abbott with Uncle Eric Law and the time line inside The Ration Shed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mr Abbott studies a photograph of Martin Bligh, Frank Fisher and an unnamed Indigenous soldier in the Boys From Barambah exhibition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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