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}}</ref> The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported 154,281 male births in 2022.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/births-australia/latest-release |title=Births, Australia |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |date=2023-10-18 |accessdate=2024-02-03}}</ref> This provides an estimated incidence of medically-unnecessary, injurious circumcision of 9.7 percent to 11.6 percent.
However, traditional male genital mutilation remains popular among [[Aborigines]] in the Northern Territory where it is supported by the local government.<ref>{{REFnews
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|url=https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/childrens-rights
|title=Children's Rights
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|date=2023-10-27
|accessdate=2024-02-06
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|url=https://www.cirp.org/library/legal/Australia/