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'Viscerally sick': Child protection reforms under fire

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By Chelsea Heaney, Andrew Stafford Verified
| MSN Australia Verified
Chelsea Heaney and Andrew Stafford Controversial child protection laws have sparked claims a five-year-old girl's tragic death has been politicised as a government ushers in reforms that "insult" Aboriginal people. The Northern Territory government has come under fire for what it has described as the most significant overhaul in a generation of its child protection system, months after Kumanjayi Little Baby's alleged abduction and murder.
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Clock ticking for Brisbane 2032 Games on milestone day

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By Andrew Stafford Verified, Robyn Wuth Verified, Laine Clark Verified
| MSN Australia Verified
Andrew Stafford, Robyn Wuth and Laine Clark The clock is officially ticking for 2032 Olympic organisers after they marked six years to go until the Brisbane Games. A 2032 countdown clock was unveiled on Thursday with just one major construction contract awarded since Brisbane was named host five years ago. The Queensland government warned there was no time to waste to deliver infrastructure, saying the countdown to the Olympic flame being lit on July 23, 2032 was "going to go quick".
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'Six minutes to midnight': Olympic clock counting down

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By Andrew Stafford Verified, Robyn Wuth Verified
| MSN Australia Verified
Andrew Stafford and Robyn Wuth The 2032 Olympic countdown has officially begun as organisers mark six years to go until the Brisbane Games. But 2032 boss Andrew Liveris insisted it is not "six minutes to midnight" despite having just one major construction contract for the Games awarded to date. A countdown clock was unveiled in Brisbane on Thursday as organisers look to ramp up preparations, five years after the city was named as host.
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'Viscerally sick': Child protection reforms under fire

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By Chelsea Heaney, Andrew Stafford Verified
| MSN Australia Verified
Chelsea Heaney and Andrew Stafford Controversial child protection laws have sparked claims a five-year-old girl's tragic death has been politicised as a government ushers in reforms that "insult" Aboriginal people. The Northern Territory government has come under fire for what it has described as the most significant overhaul in a generation of its child protection system, months after Kumanjayi Little Baby's alleged abduction and murder.
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'Didn't deserve that': wife mourned after fatal fire

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By Andrew Stafford Verified, Laine Clark Verified
| MSN Australia Verified
Andrew Stafford and Laine Clark A heartbroken husband has shared the devastating moment he escaped a house fire before realising his wife was still inside. Ari Laver said he ran out thinking his wife of 32 years was close behind after a fire erupted at their residence in Brisbane's south. "I tried to run back to the front stairs when I realised my wife had not come down," he tearfully told reporters on Wednesday. "The last thing that she will remember is that I ran past her.
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Damning report reveals every step where Kumanjayi Little Baby was failed before alleged murder

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By Robyn Wuth Verified, Andrew Stafford Verified
| 7News Verified
Multiple red flags were missed by child protection authorities before a five-year-old girl’s death that shocked the nation, a damning report says. Sweeping changes have been recommended for the Northern Territory’s child protection system after a review found workers repeatedly failed to adequately assess safety threats to Kumanjayi Little Baby’s family.
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Child protection law triggers 'stolen generation' fear

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By Andrew Stafford Verified
| MSN Australia Verified
Andrew Stafford Controversial new child protection laws passed by a territory government have been greeted with dismay by First Nations advocates and with concern from other national and state leaders. The Northern Territory government passed the Every Child Matters bill late Tuesday night, in what it said was the most significant overhaul of its child protection system in a generation.
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Ex-top cop reveals how Australia let down Kumanjayi Little Baby before she was allegedly murdered

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By Andrew Stafford Verified
| MSN Malaysia Verified
Kumanjayi Little Baby was allegedly murdered A review was undertaken of child services A five-year-old girl was let down by the child protection system which failed to identify and assess multiple and escalating indicators of domestic and family violence before her death, an interim report has found. The five-year-old, known for cultural reasons as Kumanjayi Little Baby, was allegedly abducted from the Old Timers camp at Alice Springs on April 2026. Her body was found five days later.
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Damning report highlights red flags before girl's death

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By Robyn Wuth Verified, Andrew Stafford Verified
| MSN Australia Verified
Robyn Wuth and Andrew Stafford Multiple red flags were missed by child protection authorities before a five-year-old girl's death that shocked the nation, a damning report says. Sweeping changes have been recommended for the Northern Territory's child protection system after a review found workers repeatedly failed to adequately assess safety threats to Kumanjayi Little Baby's family.
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