'This is far from over’: The case of Kumanjayi Little Baby

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.

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'This is far from over’: The case of Kumanjayi Little Baby is an episode from Please Explain by The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.

This episode is 18:22 long.

This episode was published on May 3, 2026.

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