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Senators demand full inquiry into child death sparking Alice Springs riots

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe and Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price called for a full inquiry after five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby died in the Northern Territory, prompting violent riots in Alice Springs. A 47-year-old man was arrested. Both senators warned against racist commentary and blamed systemic failures including poverty, poor services and inadequate domestic violence responses in remote communities.

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