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Jacinta Nampijinpa Price leads emotional tributes for Kumanjayi Little Baby
Key takeaways
- Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has wept through a tribute to her niece, Kumanjayi Little Baby, who was allegedly murdered in Alice Springs last month.
- Senator Nampijinpa Price told the senate "silence" over dysfunction in some Aboriginal communities "is killing our babies".
- NT Children's Commissioner Shahleena Musk has called on the territory government to appoint her to lead a board of inquiry in the wake of the little girl's death.
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Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has wept through a tribute to her niece, Kumanjayi Little Baby, who was allegedly murdered in Alice Springs last month.
Senator Nampijinpa Price told the senate "silence" over dysfunction in some Aboriginal communities "is killing our babies".
NT Children's Commissioner Shahleena Musk has called on the territory government to appoint her to lead a board of inquiry in the wake of the little girl's death.
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