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First Nations artists and souvenir sellers back crackdown on fake Indigenous art

Despite the growing global reputation of Australia's multimillion-dollar Indigenous art industry, souvenir shops in the nation's major tourist destinations are still littered with fake products.

The federal government this week announced plans to introduce legislation to protect the intellectual and cultural property of Indigenous artists, including blocking the sale of spurious artwork.

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