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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.
Coalition Aims to Cut ‘Welcome to Country’ Spending
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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