Premier defends attorney general over delayed child murder inquest

Key points

• Western Australian Attorney General Tony Buti will ask a coroner to hold an inquest into the deaths of three children in South Hedland. The children were killed by their mother in July 2022.
• Premier Roger Cook defended Mr Buti's handling of the matter, saying he had acted carefully.
• Indigenous elders said the decision came too late, but hoped it would provide answers for the family and lead to improvements in the town.