'Waste of money': Promise to dump Indigenous position

Ambassador for Indigenous People Justin Mohamed's position is on the opposition's chopping block. (Alan Porritt/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's First Nations ambassador would be axed on "day one" under a coalition election promise, as Labor stands by the value of Indigenous diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific. 

Describing the role as a "waste of money", Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said the nation had higher priorities.