On the evening of Anzac Day, a man is alleged to have set in motion a series of events that sparked a national outcry, broke hearts, and ignited rage in Alice Springs.

Today's episode comes after the news that 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis was charged on Sunday with the murder of a five-year-old girl in a tiny Alice Springs community.

We cross to the Northern Territory to journalist Hannah Murphy, from WA Today, on the case of Kumanjayi Little Baby.



Background reading:
Jefferson Lewis charged with murder over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby.
A week on, Alice Springs is a town forever changed.

On the evening of Anzac Day, a man is alleged to have set in motion a series of events that sparked a national outcry, broke hearts, and ignited rage in Alice Springs. Today's episode comes after the news that 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis was charged on Sunday with the murder of a five-year-old girl in a tiny Alice Springs community. We cross to the Northern Territory to journalist Hannah Murphy, from WA Today, on the case of Kumanjayi Little Baby. 
Background reading:
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<li>Jefferson Lewis <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/jefferson-lewis-charged-with-murder-over-death-of-kumanjayi-little-baby-20260503-p5zt87.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">charged with murder over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby</a>.</li>
<li>A week on, Alice Springs is a <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/a-week-on-alice-springs-is-a-town-forever-changed-20260502-p5zt4q.html?utm_source=omny&amp;utm_medium=podcast_notes&amp;utm_campaign=the_morning_edition&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=newsroom">town forever changed.</a></li>
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'This is far from over’: The case of Kumanjayi Little Baby

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