<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains the image of a person who is deceased.</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/northern-territory" rel="" target="" title="Northern Territory"><span>Northern Territory</span></a><span> government is set to launch an independent review into its child protection system in the wake of the death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Minister for Child Protection Robyn Cahill said today the government was "not prepared to accept the status quo" and would announce the scope of the review on Monday.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Every Territory child deserves to be safe, that is not negotiable," Cahill said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/mourners-gather-at-dozens-of-vigils-to-honour-the-life-of-kumanjayi-little-baby/6a6fdbb7-1449-4ea8-8c13-17892819b7b2"><strong><span>Mourners gather to honour the life of Kumanjayi Little Baby</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We need to get to the bottom of what's broken and what needs to change."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Cahill said the review would focus on the whole system including the culture, resources, practices and laws.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/kumanjayi-little-baby-northern-territory-government-orders-sweeping-child-protection-review-in-the-wake-of-five-year-olds-death/36f4823b-3b77-4aa8-94e8-cc156bd70bbd" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Protecting children is central to our plan for a safer, stronger Territory, and there is more work to do," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The announcement comes after </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/kumanjayi-little-baby-three-child-protection-workers-stood-down/da4062fb-f190-4347-a5e6-74df49208dd6" rel="" target="_blank" title="three child protection staff members were stood down"><span>three child protection staff members were stood down</span></a><span> as the government investigates the circumstances before the discovery of the five-year-old's body.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Vigils were held across Australia last night, including in Alice Springs, to honour the life of the child.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Northern Territory Police executive director of cultural reform Leanne Liddle read out a statement on behalf of the family, which reiterated calls not to politicise Kumanjayi Little Baby's death.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/kumanjayi-little-baby-three-child-protection-workers-stood-down/da4062fb-f190-4347-a5e6-74df49208dd6" rel="" target="" title="Major development in tragic case of Kumanjayi Little Baby"><strong><span>Major development in tragic case of Kumanjayi Little Baby</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"My baby was special to me, to our family," the family statement said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She loved cuddling puppies. She loved playing games on my phone. She loved watching </span><em><span>Bluey</span></em><span> and </span><em><span>Masha and the Bear</span></em><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She loved listening to Rose and Bruno Mars' </span><em><span>APT</span></em><span>, and </span><em><span>Golden</span></em><span> by K-Pop Demon Hunters.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"And she loved playing Minecraft with her big brother.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"When she was a little baby, she would smile when she watched </span><em><span>Cocomelon.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She was my little princess, my princess who loved the colour pink.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She also loved all the colours of the rainbow and when she was older, she loved going to kindy.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"For all these reasons, I ask that her short life not be used by politicians for reasons that do not honour and respect her.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It is wrong for people to use my pain and sorrow from my loss to cause violence or damage to property or cause injury to police or paramedics like they did last week in Alice Springs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We must remember that it was the police and other first responders who searched hard to find my little baby.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Instead I want my little baby to be remembered as a pretty girl in pink."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>