It is up to Nigel Scullion’s discretion as to where he allocates funds. But do the criteria for doing so pass the pub test in terms of integrity?
The federal minister for Indigenous affairs should be sacked from cabinet and sent packing for his allocation of Indigenous funds to non-Indigenous interests, but his exploits are far from an isolated incident when it comes to the standard of administration of any money earmarked for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Over the past fortnight, it has been revealed that Nigel Scullion has awarded almost $500,000 of funds intended to alleviate Indigenous disadvantage via the government’s Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) to non-Indigenous groups including NT amateur fishermen’s association (AFANT), the NT seafood council, and the NT cattlemen’s association (NTCA). It is up to Scullion’s discretion as to where to allocate funds, and these allocations meet those criteria, but they certainly don’t pass the pub test in terms of integrity.
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