Review to ensure Indigenous contracts hit the mark

Malarndirri McCarthy has flagged changes to how govt contracts are awarded to Indigenous businesses. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Businesses 'black cladding' or trying to muscle in on federal contracts destined for First Nations' companies will be targeted in a government review.

The Commonwealth is looking at ways to strengthen its Indigenous Procurement Policy, which aims to award three per cent of its contracts to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses.