Jacinta Nampijinpa Price leads emotional tributes for Kumanjayi Little Baby | ABC NEWS

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Emotions spilled over in federal parliament today, as the nation’s leaders expressed condolences for five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby and her family.

In a passionate speech, Sentaor Jacinta Nampijinpa Price called for honesty around Aboriginal children’s safety.

It comes as the NT government prepares to introduce changes to child protection laws with warnings the reforms could set the Territory back without proper consultation.

A warning to Aboriginal viewers, this story contains the image of an Indigenous person who has died used with permission from their family. Olivana Lathouris has this report for ABC News Northern Territory.

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