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The authority was set up to enable Māori people to have greater control of their health outcomes and prioritisation of services.
The move follows the opposition leader’s decision to call for a boycott of Woolworths Supermarkets over Australia Day memorabilia.
The timing has been questioned as Australians navigate a cost of living crisis and responded with a resounding ‘No’ to The Voice referendum.
Taxpayers believed funding wasn’t leading to “aboriginal people living longer lives, getting educated and in jobs and housing,” according to Mundine.
“Tonight is not the end of the road. It is certainly not the end of our efforts to bring people together,” Prime Minister Albanese said.
“When you’re dealing with taxpayers’ money, the money needs to be spent in accordance with the law and to the benefit of the people it’s supposed to help.”
The effectiveness of public expenditure on Indigenous affairs is not a recent concern.
