Liberal Vice-Party President Teena McQueen says Warren Entsch made a “very good point” when the Liberal MP slammed Indigenous leader Noal Pearson for his “failed” policy experiments.
“Warren Entsch is passionate about Indigenous affairs and where the money goes to,” Ms McQueen told Sky News host Amanda Stoker.
“It’s an awful lot of money if it’s not producing results … if you’re not an elected representative you have no right to receive this constant flow of funding for failures.”
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