Calls to ban foreign imports of Aboriginal art in Australia

Boomerangs and clap sticks are just some of the popular gifts for tourists to take home from Australia. Image: Artist Peta-Joy Williams (SBS)

Artist Peta-Joy Williams Source: SBS

But not all souvenirs are what they appear to be, with some vendors importing the product from overseas.

 

A new bill is going before parliament with an aim to make it illegal to sell fake, foreign imports of Aboriginal art in Australia.