Get the appThe National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People has criticised the NT Department of Children and Families over its management of the Kumanjayi Little Baby case. The commissioner did not answer questions about her assertions.
An independent review into the Northern Territory's Department of Children and Families will be tabled in parliament tomorrow. Minister Robyn Cahill says the review, led by Karen Webb and Greg Shanahan, identifies systemic issues and contains more than 40 recommendations. The review follows the alleged murder of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby, whose body was found on the outskirts of the Old Timers town camp in Alice Springs in April. Jefferson Lewis has been charged with the murder and is yet to enter a plea.