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Stephanie Gardiner

INSANE: Change needed for indigenous foster kids | Rare Historical Photos

NSW agencies need to change how they work with Indigenous communities, Michael Coutts-Trotter says. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

NSW government agencies need to overhaul how they work with Indigenous communities, the state's most senior public servant says, after noting Aboriginal children make up almost half of young people in foster care.

Around 43 per cent of children in NSW foster care are Indigenous, compared to 35 per cent a decade ago, and that rate has increased every year, a NSW budget estimates hearing was told on Monday.

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