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Child Protection Workers Stood Down After Alleged Murder of Australian Girl
Three child protection workers were stood down as investigators examine six prior welfare reports and the department’s handling of the case.
- On Wednesday, Northern Territory Child Protection Minister Robyn Cahill stood down three child protection workers following an investigation into their handling of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby's case, who was allegedly murdered last month.
- Minister Cahill ordered the investigation after learning the department had received six recent reports regarding Kumanjayi Little Baby's welfare, despite initially claiming there was "nothing to see here" concerning the family.
- Catherine Liddle, CEO of the Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care, supported the review but condemned the leak of confidential details, stating it "only served to demonise a mother trying to keep herself and her children safe."
- Cahill emphasized an "absolute reluctance to move children from Aboriginal families for fear of being accused of creating another stolen generation," noting this cannot be an excuse if children are unsafe.
- Theresa Roe, chair of the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, urged the Commonwealth government to hold the territory accountable for systemic failures in housing and corrections rather than short-term political gains.
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