NT Aboriginal groups accuse CLP of 'weaponising' Closing the Gap funding

Aboriginal groups in the Northern Territory are calling on the federal government to overhaul how Indigenous disadvantage funding flows through the state government, ABC News reports. They accuse the Country Liberal Party of weaponising Closing the Gap money — using federal resources intended to help Aboriginal Australians against them instead. The groups argue that Commonwealth oversight is needed to ensure these programs serve their intended purpose.

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