Chinese property developer wins funding for Aboriginal work-for-the-dole scheme

The Coalition's 1,000 jobs program, which was meant to benefit Indigenous business, has created just 400 jobs in two years

Companies linked to tax havens and one of China's wealthiest property developers have been handed federal government grants to employ remote Aboriginal work-for-the-dole participants under the 1,000 jobs program - a scheme that was supposed to primarily benefit Indigenous business.

The $50m, 1,000 jobs program, which aims to generate employment for Aboriginal jobseekers and businesses in remote Australia, has created just 400 jobs in the two years it has been running.