Aboriginal land transfers driven by ‘hidden agenda’, warns Canavan

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Nationals Senator Matt Canavan has warned Australians about an 'unholy alliance' of radical Indigenous groups and environmentalists who are using land transfers to prevent development.

Nationals Senator Matt Canavan calls out 'unholy alliance' behind Aboriginal land transfers, warning they will trap Indigenous Australians in 'lifelong poverty'.

Additionally, the Bigambul Native Tile Aboriginal Corporation applied for what locals claimed was 95 per cent of the small town of Toobeah. Nationals Senator Matt Canavan said after a generation of native title, the “biggest winners” from native title claims were lawyers, not indigenous people or average Australians. Picture: Matt King/Getty Images

The Queensland senator went on to decry Australia's native title system, claiming it was a barrier to development and needs to be fixed. He said there was a “hidden agenda” behind the Queensland government’s refusal to disclose the 15 townships subjected to the native title claims. Picture: Sky News Australia

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