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Rise of the race shifters

Governments are incentivising the growth of Aboriginal identity fraud

6 August 2022

9:00 AM

6 August 2022

9:00 AM

One of the striking findings of Australia’s 2021 census, is the growth in the indigenous population. In the five years since the last one, the number of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders has increased by 162,800 to 812,728. That is a staggering 264,328 more than recorded in the 2011 census.

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