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Indigenous community wants to know where ATLA corporation money has gone
A forensic investigation into one of the country’s most prominent Indigenous corporations has found more than $1 million flowing to “certain family groups”, millions more unaccounted for and glaring holes in its paperwork, a year after its directors were removed and special administrators appointed.
Key points:
- The Adnyamathanha Traditional Lands Association was created to handle native title rights, grants and other business interests for the community
- Some members of the community want to know where the money has gone
- Former chair of ATLA Vince Coulthard argues the corporation is “very successful”
The Adnyamathanha Traditional Lands Association (ATLA) was set up 20 years ago to look after land, culture and native title for the…
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