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Dominic Giannini and Maeve Bannister

Government, opposition trade barbs on NT crime rates

Peter Dutton has come under fire for his claims about child sexual abuse in Alice Springs. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A senior Liberal MP has accused the Albanese government of burying its head in the sand over the rates of crime and abuse in Alice Springs.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has highlighted crime rates in the Northern Territory town but came under fire for alleging children were being returned to abusive households, without citing evidence.

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