Tony Abbott under fire for calling First Fleet Australia's 'defining moment'

Updated August 30 2014 - 7:08pm, first published 2:58pm
"Defining moment": Tony Abbott embraces Warren Mundine during the Empowered Communities launch in Sydney on Wednesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
"Defining moment": Tony Abbott embraces Warren Mundine during the Empowered Communities launch in Sydney on Wednesday. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Prime Minister Tony Abbott's comment that the arrival of the First Fleet was the defining moment in Australian history has earned a rebuke from indigenous leaders.

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