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Robyn Wuth

More First Nation kids placed in Qld care

Reducing the number of Indigenous children in the child protection system must be prioritised. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

The number of Indigenous Australian children in Queensland's child protection system has surged by more than 20 per cent, according to the state's Family and Child Commission.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids are also staying in care for longer, data analysed by the Queensland Family and Child Commission (QFCC) shows.

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