The 19-year-old died in 2019 after being shot by NT police officer Zachary Rolfe. A new SBS and NITV True Crime Series explores the events leading up to that night, and the systems that shaped them both.
Blackfella Films producer Darren Dale's directorial debut, 2.6 Seconds: Death in The Outback, dissects the shooting death of 19-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker by Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe.
The father of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby has been handed a jail sentence of more than three years for aggravated assault, for offences committed against the girl's mother.
Amid the political furore and media scrutiny surrounding the Kumanjayi Little Baby child protection review, the most shocking and obvious issue laid bare in the report — family and domestic violence — has struggled to command the same attention.
A report has been tabled this week about child safety in the NT, following the death of Kumanjayi Little Baby. But its recommendations show a history of ignoring the real issues.
First Nations advocates say the Webb review into Kumanjayi Little Baby's case does not capture the "full picture" of health, housing and justice failures. Now they're urging the NT government to work with them.
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Aboriginal organisations have criticised a review into the NT child protection system and called on the government to re-think its reforms.
The Northern Territory government has used its parliamentary majority to pass a motion condemning Chansey Paech for comments he made to the media about Kumanjayi Little Baby on Tuesday.