Published: November 02, 2018
Congress of first peoples wants PM office to review minister’s use of money earmarked for Aboriginal advancement
• Nigel Scullion gave Indigenous funding to his former fishing lobby group to fight land claims
Indigenous groups are calling for a full investigation into Nigel Scullion’s “totally inappropriate use of Aboriginal-earmarked funds”, following revelations that as minister he approved grants to NT lobby groups to argue against land claims.
Former NT Indigenous affairs minister, Dr Jak Ah Kit, told Guardian Australia the decision to fund these groups with money set aside for addressing Indigenous disadvantage was “totally immoral and totally against the normal rules that apply”.
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