The public record · est. December 2019
Before it made headlines, we were writing it down.
Barayamal founder Dean Foley, a Kamilaroi man, has documented blakwashing and black cladding since 2019 — from a lone warning about government inaction to a national evidence base of audits, studies and cases. This page is the receipts.
2019
On the record since December 2019
17
Published pieces — every one linked below
4
Official audits + studies now on the file
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Total lost to cladding — still unmeasured. That gap is the finding
Two definitions, one problem
“Organisations falsely claiming to be Indigenous-owned or exaggerating their involvement with Indigenous communities for the purpose of gaining a competitive edge, securing government contracts or enhancing their public image.”
“A non-Indigenous business or person taking unfair advantage of an Indigenous business or person to gain access to Indigenous procurement policies or contracts.”
What the evidence says
Not opinion — the audit trail. Every tile links to the published source.
Half of $7 billion went to just 18 organisations.
Australian National University research on Indigenous procurement concentration, reported by I-News in November 2025. Concentration is not proof of wrongdoing — it shows where verification matters most.
$439M · 357 contracts
Western Australia’s Aboriginal procurement in a single year (2023–24). WA’s own Auditor General audited the policy in 2024 and called out gaps in how it is monitored.
WA Government data + WA Auditor General 2024, via “Blakwashing” 101, Aug 2025
The Commonwealth auditor pressed for real checks.
A 2025 follow-up audit pushed entities to tighten compliance checks on Indigenous-participation requirements — instead of waving non-compliance through as exempt.
Via “Blakwashing” 101, Aug 2025
A corruption watchdog flagged black-cladding risks.
South Australia’s ICAC flagged cladding risks in state procurement. Barayamal’s follow-up asked the harder question: so what actually changed?
Canada cleaned out its directory. The pressure lands here.
Canada removed non-compliant firms from its Indigenous business list — putting direct pressure on Australia’s procurement rules to prove they can do the same.
Unknown.
How much is lost to cladding in total. No transparency regime measures it — which is exactly what Dean Foley has argued needs fixing since 2023.
The Hidden Agenda, Barayamal, 2023
Since 2019: seventeen pieces, all linked
The documentation trail, oldest first. Every title links to the original.
Dec 2019BARAYAMAL
Black Cladding is a major concern — so why is the Government looking away?
The first warning shot, published on Barayamal while the practice still flew under the radar.
Dec 2021LINKEDIN
How to avoid being “Blakwashed” + Blakwashing Examples
Dean Foley’s first published definitions of the term — how to buy actual Indigenous products instead.
May 2023BARAYAMAL
The Hidden Agenda of Corporate and Government Virtue Signaling
Names the greenwashing parallel outright — shell companies, middlemen and the diversity box-tick.
Sep 2023BARAYAMAL
Learn How to Spot Blakwashing + The Hidden Agenda Behind Government & Corporate Claims
The how-to-spot canon: vague commitments, missing partnerships, contradictory history.
Nov 2023I-NEWS
Blakwashing Crisis in Aboriginal Representation + the reconciliation-CSR question
I-News joins the file — with the first explicit call for regulation to match greenwashing law.
May 2024BARAYAMAL
Blakwashing Ultimate Guide: How to Overcome Black Cladding
The definitive resource — definitions, legal framework and actions for consumers, businesses and regulators.
Jul 2024I-NEWS
Blakwashing: The Dark Side of the Indigenous Procurement Policy
The Indigenous Procurement Policy created the incentive; weak verification created the loophole.
Aug 2025I-NEWS
“Blakwashing” 101: What Audits and Policy Say About Procurement Rorts
The audit round-up — ANAO, WA’s Auditor General and Supply Nation’s own guidance. Published alongside One Per Cent Won’t Fix It? on the new IPP test.
Sep 2025I-NEWS
ICAC South Australia flagged black-cladding risks… so what changed?
Holding a watchdog’s warning to account a year on.
Nov 2025I-NEWS
ANU: half of $7 billion went to 18 organisations + Black cladding is economic violence against Aboriginal women
The concentration data lands — and the human cost gets named.
Jan 2026I-NEWS
Canada’s Indigenous business clean-out puts pressure on Australia’s procurement rules
The international comparison Australia can no longer avoid.
Procurement can be a powerful lever for Indigenous economic development — but only if verification and enforcement match the ambition of the targets.