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Cassandra Morgan

No quick fix for rural brain drain as Abbie leaves town

Rainbow Shoelace Project founder Abbie Jane has left Broken Hill amid intense and homophobic abuse. (Stuart Walmsley/AAP PHOTOS)

Abbie Jane has spent the past couple of years living through what seemed like a double life.

While the teen has been overwhelmed by love and admiration on social media, she was also subjected to intense and homophobic abuse offline.

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