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Maeve Bannister

Territory senator's child protection claims 'incorrect'

Jacinta Price says fostered Indigenous kids are being returned to abusive homes under kinship rules. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Allegations by a federal senator that the child protection system is putting Indigenous children at risk have been strongly rejected by the Northern Territory government.

On Sunday, NT Country Liberal senator Jacinta Price made several claims about the territory government's families, housing and communities department, which oversees the foster care of Indigenous children.

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