Kumanjayi Little Baby’s mother was not supported to protect her children while escaping domestic violence, review finds

<p>Interim report not able to draw ‘nexus’ between matters referred to child protection and circumstances leading to five-year-old’s alleged murder</p><p><em><strong>•Warning: </strong>This story contains references to Indigenous Australians who have died</em></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/21/australia-news-live-barnaby-joyce-pauline-hanson-one-nation-anthony-albanese-labor-antisemitism-royal-commission-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><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>Kumanjayi Little Baby’s mother was “effectively” left alone to protect her children while also experiencing domestic violence, because child protection authorities failed to adequately assess multiple threats to her safety, a draft review has found.</p><p>But the interim report, tabled in parliament on Tuesday, found that despite those conclusions, the review was unable to draw a link between the child protection referrals and the five-year-old Warlpiri girl’s death.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/21/kumanjayi-little-babys-mother-was-not-supported-to-protect-her-children-while-escaping-domestic-violence-review-found-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>