Not good enough, Australia.

By ABC

Northern Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles has labelled the media racist for apparently neglecting a story about the alleged rape of a young child at a town camp in Alice Springs.

The child was allegedly dragged into scrubland while walking home and sexually assaulted three weeks ago.

A 29-year-old man was charged shortly afterwards.

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“The saddest part is that it was a little blip in the media radar, something that raised a few column inches and has disappeared,” Mr Giles said in Parliament.

“One can only think that if it was a blonde-haired, blue-eyed little girl it may be the front page of media around the country.”

Almost no information on the alleged rape was provided to the media by police.

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NT Police provided a two-line press release on the case two days after the ABC first made inquiries.

Mr Giles has since ordered a review into every non-government organisation and third-party provider funded by the NT Government to service town camps across Alice Springs and Tennant Creek.

He told ABC Alice Springs the alleged crime had brought on a personal “tipping point” in him and action had to be taken.

Mr Giles also called on Government agencies to attend a meeting this Friday to discuss the situation.

“The review’s providing a better and safer environment within the town camps and town itself, so it’s a normal government meeting when we’ve called together agencies,” he said.

“We just want to hold them to account a bit and find out exactly what going on in a range of areas.”

This article was originally published by the ABC and has been republished here with full permission.