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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter

Aboriginal child moved 1,700km from remote NT community should be returned, family court rules

A statue of Themis, the Greek God of Justice
Justice Richard Schonell ruled in November last year that the boy should be returned to his country. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

An Aboriginal child who was moved 1,700km from his remote Northern Territory community should be returned to ensure he can experience his culture, the family court has found.

The boy, known as X in the court proceedings, was born in 2016, when his mother was in prison. She did not take part in the court proceedings, and the man believed to be the boy’s father only took a limited part in the case.

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