Sydney Morning Herald | Tony Abbott urges Oxford to keep 'imperialist' Rhodes statue Sydney Morning Herald Former prime minister Tony Abbott says the University of Oxford "will damage its standing as a great university" if it bows to pressure and removes a statue of African colonialist Cecil Rhodes. The university's Oriel College has agreed to remove a ... Oxford College dangers 'damaging its standing' if it pulls down Cecil Rhodes ... Oxford Students Want To Dump Rhodes, But Not His Scholarship Abbott urges Oxford to keep Rhodes statue |