Ken Wyatt urges halt to Indigenous Procurement Policy over ownership concerns

Former Aboriginal affairs minister Ken Wyatt called for the halt of the Indigenous Procurement Policy over concerns of ‘black cladding’ rorts. He highlighted that 27 percent of contract values went to businesses lacking identifiable Indigenous ownership. Wyatt argued that current practices undermine genuine Indigenous businesses, primarily benefiting firms in major cities over those in regional areas.

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