Furious Indigenous musician reacts to Prime Minister 's stance . Prime Minister believes taxpayers should n't fund people 's ' lifestyle choices ' Plan is for Western governments to close more than 100 remote communities . Being spiritually connected to the environment is not a lifestyle choice , he says . He argues the goal should be to keep these people in these communities . Cassar - Daley describes it as a ' criminal offence ' for people to be forced off limits . stew Abbot 's comment came in for huge criticism from Indigenous politicians .
Furious Indigenous musician reacts to Prime Minister 's stance . Prime Minister said taxpayers should n't fund people 's 'lifestyle choices ' Plan is for Western Australia to close more than 100 remote communities . Being spiritually connected to the land is not a lifestyle choice , singer says . He argues the goal should be to keep these people in these communities . Cassar-Daley describes it as a 'criminal act ' for people to be forced off land . Mr Abbot 's comment came in for huge criticism from Indigenous leaders .