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ABC News
ABC News
National
court reporter Meagan Dillon

Inquest into death of 11-week-old baby hears non-urgent child protection notifications closed without action due to understaffing

Department for Child Protection staff covering a vast region of South Australia had been directed to close all non-urgent notifications without investigation during the time when a baby living in severe squalor died, an inquest has heard.

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