The National Indigenous Australians Agency handed out $1 billion to more than 1,000 external organisations in 2021-22, yet it failed to commence a single fraud investigation.
One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson told Sky News Australia that the ANAO report was “a wake up call” for Australians considering whether they should support the Voice to Parliament.
“There is plenty of historical evidence of corruption and fraud in this Aboriginal industry gravy train: Aboriginal legal aid and the now-abolished Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. There are 3000 Aboriginal corporations and land councils on this gravy train, and there is hardly any accountability for their profligate spending of our money.
One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson warned that fraud in the"aboriginal industry" risked undermining public support for closing the gap. Picture: Sky News Australia. “I warned the government about ATSIC corruption eight years before it was eventually abolished with bipartisan support,” she said.
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