Claim: There have been an additional 30,000 reports of abuse or concern relating to children in the Northern Territory in 2021/22 - around 3,000 of which refer to child sexual abuse.
Fact-check: Senator's child abuse 'surge' claim misleads
Verdict: misleading. the 30,000 figure refers to unsubstantiated reports - 1,710 of these were substantiated, with six per cent of these involving sexual exploitation.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Kate Atkinson
Date published: 2023-11-08T00:00:00