The peak body for Indigenous children has slammed Peter Dutton's renewed calls for a royal commission into sexual abuse of First Nations children in remote communities, labelling it a "demonisation of Aboriginal people".

Asked at a press conference in Alice Springs on Wednesday about the prospect of a royal commission, Mr Dutton said it was an "absolute priority of the Government that I lead," arguing children in Alice Springs shouldn't be treated "any different to any other part of the country".

"Children deserve the sanctity of their childhood, and they deserve the protection of their government. It would be a priority for us to establish the Royal Commission," he said.

Nonetheless, the coalition has not committed to a royal commission looking at children in any other jurisdiction or area, prompting SNAICC – National Voice for our Children to argue his focus on Indigenous communities was only a "political ploy that would not make one child safe".

"Mr Dutton first made these claims in 2023, and hundreds of organisations and individuals rejected his stance, instead calling for action on solutions backed by evidence. It is beyond disappointing we have not been heard," SNAICC chief executive Catherine Liddle said.

"If Mr Dutton is truly concerned about the safety of children, he should be calling a Roya Commission into the abuse of all Australian children."

In the immediate aftermath of the failed Voice referendum, and despite the No side calling for less voices from Canberra and more from Indigenous communities, the opposition called for the Royal Commission.

"The Australian people didn't want a continuation of the window dressing, they didn't want another committee, they didn't want another ATSIC, they want practical action," Mr Dutton told parliament at time, saying the failure to address sexual abuse in Indigenous communities was letting down "those most vulnerable in our community".

It prompted a scathing rebuke from several Indigenous organisations, who argued they were not being listened to, with Djirra chief executive, Antoinette Braybrook, stating: "This is not what First Nations people, especially our women, want."

"We want to be listened to and heard about our solutions to keep our women and children safe. We want our self-determined Aboriginal community-controlled services at the frontline, on the ground, to be invested in," she said at the time.

"We don't want government bureaucracies, opportunistic politicians or wasted tax-payer money on more Royal Commissions to tell us what they believe solutions are. This approach is a proven failure."

There have been more than 33 reports into allegations of abuse and neglect in First Nations communities since the Bringing them Home report in 1997. More than a hundred of the recommendations in them have not been implemented.

Furthermore, the opposition have supported calls by the LNP in Queensland, and the CLP in the NT, to enact polices which contradict recommendations from the 1991 Royal Commission into Indigenous deaths in custody.

Mirroring her calls from October 2023 that Indigenous people needed to be listened to about their own communities, Ms Liddle said on Thursday: "If Mr Dutton is truly as concerned about the safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children as we are, then he would be supporting the strengthening of community-controlled organisations."

"He would be supporting our organisations that are working to support children and families in the child protection system to stay connected," she said.

"He would be supporting Aboriginal community-controlled early education and care that set our children up for a strong start and success in life and supports families before they are in crisis. He would be committing to bipartisan support for the National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children."

Earlier this week, opposition spokesperson for Indigenous affairs, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, was appointed to the portfolio of government waste.

Senator Price has previously said she didn't support calls for Indigenous self-determination to play a part in closing the gap, rejecting a Productivity Commission report and largely going against the views of many Indigenous health, legal and human rights groups, who argue decisions that impact Indigenous people should be put in the hands of First Nations people.

Pointing to a 2023 Australian Child Maltreatment Study, which found 62 per cent of Australians had experienced at least one type of child abuse or neglect, Ms Liddle said child abuse remained "far too prevalent" across Australia, but singling out Indigenous families and communities is "harmful and puts ideology before evidence".

"Spending millions of dollars on a Royal Commission is the definition of 'reckless government spending' and will not improve the life of one child," she said.

Senator Price did not respond to questions posed by National Indigenous Times.