<p>Northern Territory government announced sweeping reforms of child protection sector in May, just days after the Warlpiri girl was found dead</p><p><em><strong>• Warning: </strong>This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have died</em></p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A report into the Northern Territory’s child protection sector has detailed “confronting” and “heartbreaking” failures in the lead-up to the alleged murder of Warlpiri girl Kumanjayi Little Baby.</p><p>The five-year-old was found dead in April, five days after she was allegedly abducted from a town camp in Alice Springs.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/20/kumanjayi-little-baby-damning-report-finds-heartbreaking-child-protection-failures-before-five-year-olds-death-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>