Jacinta Price alleges ‘opportunists’ claiming Indigenous heritage to block resources projects
by Paul Karp and Karen Middleton from on (#6QMVD)
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Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has claimed opportunists" are making false claims" to membership of Indigenous groups to scuttle resource projects seeking environmental approval.
The shadow minister for Indigenous Australians made the claim on Wednesday while defending a Coalition plan to designate which Indigenous groups would need to be consulted by project proponents, as revealed by the shadow resources minister, Susan McDonald, at a Minerals Week event.
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