Opposition Leader Backs Calls For Probe Into Indigenous Spending

“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.”

Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton speaks to the media during a press conference at Brisbane Airport in Brisbane, Australia on Aug. 30, 2023. AAP Image/Darren England

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has backed Senator Jacinta Price’s call for an audit into public spending on Indigenous affairs

“It would be a travesty to see money taken away from those who are most deserving of it and for it to be diverted into the hands of those who are misappropriating that money. That’s a no-brainer,” Mr. Dutton told reporters on Oct. 3.