Hollywood star Tony Abbott 's once said he only 'truly grew up ' briefly living in Australia 's most remote Indigenous communities . Now he has added his voice to protest the West Australian government 's effort to close more than a hundred small communities . 'While living in remote communities , I came to understand the 'connection ' to land is a fundamental part of Indigenous identity '
Hollywood star Hugh Jackman once said he only 'truly grew up ' briefly living in Australia 's most remote Indigenous communities . Now he has added his voice to protest the West Australian government 's effort to close more than a hundred small communities . 'While living in remote communities , I came to understand the 'connection ' to land is a fundamental part of Indigenous identity '