State government corporation axes Brisbane sign’s Indigenous makeover

Key points

• A state government-backed corporation has withdrawn approval to cover Brisbane's South Bank sign with Aboriginal artwork for the Clancestry Indigenous arts festival. Documents obtained by the ABC show the redecoration was budgeted at $15,170 and approved by several entities earlier this year.
• South Bank Corporation said a newly appointed board needed time to reconsider the request and could not do so in time.
• Indigenous figures have questioned the decision, while a government spokesman rejected claims of a campaign to erase Indigenous presence.