Shadow minister for Indigenous Australians says Albanese government ‘turning a blind eye’ to alleged ‘weaponisation’ of identity
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, the shadow minister for Indigenous Australians, says the resources industry needs ‘certainty’ regarding objections on environmental and cultural grounds.Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, the shadow minister for Indigenous Australians, says the resources industry needs ‘certainty’ regarding objections on environmental and cultural grounds.
“That’s what the First Nations engagement standard under our new laws will need to do – provide certainty about requirements and certainty about who to talk to.”is unreasonably impacting the prosperity of Australia and should be regulated to stop it being “weaponised” against the mining industry. “It must give industry the legal certainty about who comprises the recognised local Indigenous community,” she said. “The resources sector cannot be left to guess.”
McDonald said the land council members were the traditional owners of the area and their views should have been given greatest weight.
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