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The aborigines have no myth that explains the origin or reason for sub-incision. Anthropologists have also been unable to produce a satisfactory explanation.<ref name="singer1967" /> | The aborigines have no myth that explains the origin or reason for sub-incision. Anthropologists have also been unable to produce a satisfactory explanation.<ref name="singer1967" /> | ||
Male genital mutilation is a current practice in the Northern Territory and is done with the support and approval of the local government.<ref>{{REFnews | |||
|title=Anger in NT community after circumcision rite ends with three boys airlifted to hospital | |||
|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-22/nt-elders-concede-to-mistakes-in-ritual-circumcision/5213526 | |||
|last= Hermant | |||
|first=Norman | |||
|coauthors=Alison McClymon | |||
|publisher=ABC News | |||
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|date=2014-01-22 | |||
|accessdate=2021-11-19 | |||
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