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'We Need Courage': Senator's Plea After Girl's Death
Price said multiple warnings were ignored and accused child protection agencies of failing vulnerable Aboriginal children after the five-year-old’s death.
- On Tuesday, Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price broke down in the Senate, blaming a culture of silence and systemic child protection failures for the death of her five-year-old niece, Kumanjayi Little Baby.
- Senator Price argued that "multiple warnings were made in regard to her safety" but were ignored, accusing systems of prioritizing "cultural sensitivities and political correctness ahead of the safety of children."
- Following the speech, Commissioner Shahleena Musk called on the territory government to appoint her to lead a broad inquiry, stating the system requires "comprehensive, systemic investigation and critical oversight."
- Musk and National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Sue-Anne Hunter demanded an "immediate halt" to legislative amendments expected tomorrow, warning they risk "repeating the very harms it was designed to prevent."
- During Question Time, Prime Minister Albanese conceded that governments failed to address "generational challenges," as the nation debates whether Australia can continue "hiding behind race.
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The Border Mail'My niece was a little Australian girl': Price's powerful speech in full
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price pleads for an end to "the racism of low expectations" after her niece's alleged murder. Read her full call for urgent change.
·Canberra, Australia
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Jacinta Nampijinpa Price leads emotional tributes for Kumanjayi Little Baby
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price weeps through an impassioned tribute to her niece, Kumanjayi Little Baby, in federal parliament, amid a push to broaden the focus of an inquiry announced in the wake of her alleged murder.
·Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald+2 Reposted by 2 other sources
‘She should still be here’: Jacinta Nampijinpa Price breaks down in parliament over death of niece
In an emotional speech, the NT senator used her condolence speech to demand a national reckoning over violence, neglect and abuse in Indigenous communities.
·Sydney, Australia
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