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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Paul Karp and Karen Middleton

Jacinta Price alleges ‘opportunists’ claiming Indigenous heritage to block resources projects

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, the shadow minister for Indigenous Australians, says the resources industry needs ‘certainty’ regarding objections on environmental and cultural grounds.
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, the shadow minister for Indigenous Australians, says the resources industry needs ‘certainty’ regarding objections on environmental and cultural grounds. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has claimed “opportunists” are making “false claims” to membership of Indigenous groups to scuttle resource projects seeking environmental approval.

The shadow minister for Indigenous Australians made the claim on Wednesday while defending a Coalition plan to designate which Indigenous groups would need to be consulted by project proponents, as revealed by the shadow resources minister, Susan McDonald, at a Minerals Week event.

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