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Business elite reaps the rewards of stolen wages cases

State and federal governments have been coughing up hundreds of millions of dollars to Indigenous Australians ripped off by old wage control laws.

Many Indigenous Australians – who often worked as stockmen, farm hands, kitchen hands and laundry assistants – were paid significantly less than their colleagues from the 1930s through to the ’70s.

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Max Mason covers financial crime, courts and corporate wrongdoing. A Walkley Award winner, Max’s journalism has also received awards from the National Press Club of Australia, the Kennedy Awards and Citibank. Message Max on Signal https://tinyurl.com/MaxMason Connect with Max on Twitter. Email Max at max.mason@afr.com

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