Little Baby

• Labor diende dinsdag condoleoncemoties in het parlement in om het vijfjarige meisje te eren dat vorige maand vermoedelijk in Alice Springs is vermoord • Waarschuwing: Dit artikel bevat verwijzingen naar overleden Inheemse Australiërs • Volg onze liveblog voor het laatste Australië-nieuws

Men werd uitgenodigd om in stille solidariteit te staan met de familie van het Warlpiri-meisje dat vorige week vermoedelijk is vermoord in Alice Springs Waarschuwing: Dit artikel bevat verwijzingen naar overleden Inheemse Australiërs Ontvang onze breaking news e-mail, gratis app of dagelijkse nieuwspodcast De nationale organisatie die First Nations-kinderen vertegenwoordigt, heeft opgeroepen tot een einde aan de politisering van de dood van Kumanjayi Little Baby, terwijl honderden mensen in het hele land samenkwamen om haar overlijden te bemournen. Op donderdag werden er in heel Australië gemeenschapswakes gehouden om het vijfjarige Warlpiri-meisje te eren, wiens lichaam een week geleden werd gevonden na een hectische zoektocht van vijf dagen. Lees verder...

Lewis, 47, did not appear at first hearing since being charged over death of girl, 5, who was allegedly abducted from an Alice Springs town campWarning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedJefferson Lewis, the man accused of murdering five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby near a town camp on the outskirts of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory last week, has been excused from his first court appearance.Lewis, 47, was expected to appear in the Alice Springs Local Court via video-link on Tuesday morning, charged with murder and two other charges that cannot be published for legal reasons.Indigenous Australians can call 13YARN on 13 92 76 for information and crisis support; or call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Mensline on 1300 789 978 Continue reading...

Warlpiri girl went missing on Saturday 25 April from a town camp and was found dead five days laterWarning: This article contains images of and references to Indigenous Australians who have diedNorthern Territory police have charged Jefferson Lewis with murder and two counts of sexual assault over the death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby.The Warlpiri girl went missing on Saturday, 25 April, from her bed in a town camp near Alice Springs.Indigenous Australians can call 13YARN on 13 92 76 for information and crisis support; or call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Mensline on 1300 789 978 Continue reading...

Five-year-old’s grandfather and senior Warlpiri elder appeals for calm, saying: ‘It is time now for sorry business’• Warning: This article contains references to and images of Indigenous Australians who have diedNorthern Territory police say one person is facing charges and more are expected over unrest in Alice Springs after the arrest of a man in connection with the death of five-year-old girl.The grandfather of Kumanjayi Little Baby, whose body was found on Thursday 5km from the Old Timers town camp where she was last seen alive on Saturday night, called for calm in the central Australian town on Friday, saying the violent confrontation between police and others at Alice Springs hospital was not “our way”. Continue reading...

Dozens of people gathered outside the hospital where the 47-year-old was being treated five days after the five-year-old girl disappeared•Warning: This article contains references to and images of Indigenous Australians who have diedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn angry crowd has clashed with police outside a hospital in Alice Springs where a 47-year-old man arrested by police in connection with the death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby was being treated.The arrest of Jefferson Lewis was confirmed in a brief statement by Northern Territory police just before 10pm local time on Thursday night. Continue reading...