Must not abbreviate

In Australia, "Abo" is a common abbreviation of "aborigine", the Latin word for an Australian native black. Australians are very prone to abbreviations but it's not allowed where blackfellas (which is what Aborigines call themselves) are concerned, apparently

Former Carlton Football Club President John Elliott caused offence on Channel Ten's Can of Worms last night by referring to indigenous Australians as 'abos'.

Elliott was part of a panel answering the question ‘Should we acknowledge traditional owners at official events?’ on the show which is produced by Andrew Denton's production company Zapruder’s Other Films.

Elliott said that acknowledging indigenous owners was “sheer bloody nonsense”. “I was in St Paul’s Cathedral the other day and there’s the Dean of the Church and all he did for the first five minutes was talk about the abos,” Elliott said.

Elliott back-pedalled when he realised his remarks had stunned the studio audience. “Indigenous people, sorry. Not allowed to say that word,” Elliott said.

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