NT minister accused of not consulting children’s commissioner over care review

Shahleena Musk ‘deeply concerned with the politicisation’ of the review in the wake of the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby Warning: this article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have died Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast First Nations children’s advocates and legal services have called on the Northern Territory government to widen the scope of a planned review into the child protection system announced in the wake of the tragic death of a five-year-old in Alice Springs. The NT minister for child protection, Robyn Cahill, announced on Friday that the Territory’s CLP government would launch an extensive review into the child protection system after the alleged killing of Kumanjayi Little Baby. A 47-year-old man who is not related to the child or connected to her care has been charged with murder and two other offences, but is yet to face court in person or enter a plea. Cahill told the ABC that her government “was not prepared to accept the status quo and will announce the scope of an independent review” early next week. “Every Territory child deserves to be safe,” she said. “That is not negotiable. “We need to get to the