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Calls for Voice audit may put Mundine-linked firms in spotlight

Tom McIlroy
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief

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Peter Dutton’s attempts to question spending on Indigenous programs may put $7 million in government contracts linked to No campaigner and businessman Warren Mundine under the spotlight, with Voice advocates calling for the grants to be reviewed.

The Liberal leader and opposition Indigenous affairs spokeswoman Jacinta Nampijinpa Price this week proposed an audit of spending by successive governments in program delivery, to ensure it was going to the “most deserving” recipients.

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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra Bureau Chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com

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