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Northern Territory arts minister calls for national probe into 'damaging' claims of white interference in Indigenous art

Chansey Paech says an investigation is needed "because fake art harms culture".  (ABC News: Hamish Harty)

Northern Territory Arts Minister Chansey Paech is calling for a national investigation into "alarming" allegations of unethical practices and interference by white assistants, that are "damaging" the Indigenous art industry. 

Mr Paech has written to his South Australian counterpart, Andrea Michaels, and the federal arts minister, Tony Burke, calling for their cooperation to address the scandal engulfing the APY Art Centre Collective (APY ACC), which represents more than 500 Anangu artists over the APY Lands region of Central Australia. 

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