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Coalition Aims to Cut ‘Welcome to Country’ Spending

Shadow Minister Jacinta Nampijinpa Price said the proposal is part of a wider strategy to assess government expenditure.
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians Senator Jacinta Price address the media during a press conference in Brisbane, Australia on Oct. 14, 2023. AAP Image/Jono Searle
Naziya Alvi Rahman
Naziya Alvi Rahman
1/31/2025|Updated: 2/4/2025
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The Coalition’s newly appointed Shadow Minister for Government Efficiency Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has vowed to review federal spending on “Welcome to Country” ceremonies as part of a broader plan to tackle what she calls the Albanese government’s “reckless” spending.

Her comments come in the wake of new data revealing nearly half a million dollars spent on the ceremonies in just two years.

Naziya Alvi Rahman
Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].
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