The Indigenous Procurement Policy was instituted two years ago with the aim of helping to promote indigenous business ownership. The program was enacted to specifically target the economic disadvantages that Indigenous Australians face with a hands-on approach.  The IPP has been met with a positive reception from the federal government who boasts the successes of the program, however, there are some who would contest the effectiveness of it.

Charlie Jacobs, a Policy Analyst in Indigenous  Affairs at the Centre of Independent Studies and author of Risky business: the problems of Indigenous business policy spoke with us on the Daily.