<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that 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>Retired </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="" title="NSW"><span>NSW</span></a><span> Police Commissioner Karen Webb will jointly lead a review into the Northern Territory's child protection system, sparked by the alleged murder of five-year-old </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/alice-springs" rel="" target="" title="Alice Springs"><span>Alice Springs</span></a><span> girl, Kumanjayi Little Baby.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Joining her in heading up the review will be long-time NT public servant, Greg Shanahan.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></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 announced the appointments this morning, at the same time outlining the scope of the review.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>BUDGET 2026:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-budget-2026-dont-want-to-see-divided-australia-anthony-albanese-defends-broken-promises-negative-gearing-capital-gains-tax/09fd3f11-5bf2-4e07-809b-b3eb609a3e01" target="_blank"><strong><span>The six-second clip that could come back to haunt the PM</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The review will look at processes undertaken by child protection in the lead-up to Kumanjayi Little Baby's disappearance.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Minister for Child Protection Robyn Cahill told the ABC the aim was to "unravel what was done, what may not have been done [and] what should have been done".</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/retired-nsw-police-commissioner-karen-webb-to-lead-review-after-kumanjayi-little-babys-death/b9393d60-7c0e-4242-b467-138f067fbb12" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The review will also consider more broadly whether child protection workers interpreted their obligations in a way that meant investigations weren't progressing "in the way that the community would expect".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The announcement comes at the same time as the government </span><a href="https://createsend.com/t/t-A1D83592CFB7CB1D2540EF23F30FEDED" rel="" target="_blank" title="revealed new child protection legislation would be introduced"><span>revealed new child protection legislation would be introduced</span></a><span> to the Northern Territory parliament today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The legislation proposes a new "universal principle" for child protection: that child safety is the primary consideration when making decisions about children's care.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-may-13-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/98f78294-e423-47a6-a7d0-023934dd833f" target="_blank"><strong><span>Trump 'seriously considering' making Venezuela the 51st state</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The ongoing cycle of harm, risk and uncertainty needs to be addressed, and the only way to achieve that is to put the basic human rights of a child's safety before anything else," Cahill said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Under these amendments, there will be more consistent support and better outcomes for both children and their families."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Other proposed changes to child protection include reducing short-term protection orders to a maximum of two years and introducing a stricter structure of measures that must be met and upheld for children assessed at risk of being removed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>However, the proposed legislation has met with strong opposition from a number of Indigenous groups, including the Aboriginal Peak Organisations Northern Territory (APONT).</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There are concerns that it would dilute the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement principle, which prioritises connection to Country and family.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We strongly reject the NT Government's deliberate portrayal of Aboriginal families, communities, and culture as a risk to children's safety," APONT chair Theresa Roe said of the proposed legislation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This narrative is dangerous, ignorant, and wrong. It erases the love, strength, and protection that Aboriginal families, communities, country and culture provide every day."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Indigenous children in the territory are already more than 11 times more likely to be placed in out-of-home care than non-Indigenous children.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Despite this, NT senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price - who was also Kumanjayi Little Baby's aunt - </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/coalition-frontbencher-jacinta-nampijinpa-price-tribute-niece-kumanjayi-little-baby-senate/b00c442f-1893-4ac0-9f6a-4c20411fa994" rel="" target="" title="called for legislative change in an emotional address to parliament"><span>called for legislative change in an emotional address to parliament</span></a><span> yesterday.</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/mount-pleasant-mining-giant-takes-hunter-valley-farmers-to-high-court/07717198-4e91-4b08-be56-779ca30d82d2" target="_blank"><strong><span>Wendy took on a local mine. Now she's at the High Court</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"For too long in this country, there has been silence around what is happening in too many town camps and remote communities – a silence driven by fear, a fear of causing offence, a fear of being labelled racist," she told Parliament.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Vulnerable children are growing up in that silence, and it is killing our babies."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Senator Price also levelled criticism at what she described as a "hands-off culture" inside parts of the child protection system, claiming ideology and political sensitivities had been prioritised ahead of child welfare.</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>