Majority of Aboriginal souvenirs sold are fakes with no connection to Indigenous people, report finds

Productivity Commissions calls for mandatory labelling of inauthentic products to warn consumers and protect income of Indigenous artists

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Two out of three Aboriginal" souvenirs on the market are fake, with no connection to Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people, according to a new report by the Productivity Commission.

The commission is calling for mandatory labelling of these inauthentic products to help warn consumers, and curb the significant cultural harm that Indigenousstyle consumer products" do to artists and communities, in its latest report released on Tuesday.