Squalor claim triggers outback child protection probe

A review will examine whether Indigenous children and families receive timely, coordinated support. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

A probe into the social welfare provided to vulnerable families in an iron-ore-rich mining region could have national implications, an advocate says.

The national Indigenous children's commissioner-led review comes after a dozen children were reportedly found living unsupervised in squalor in Western Australia's Pilbara.