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Stephanie Gardiner

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Hope remains in remote town mourning indigenous mum - The Untold Story

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Sonya Dutton's body was found in her grandparents' backyard in Wilcannia in March 2022. (Stuart Walmsley/AAP PHOTOS)

"We shouldn't be grieving constantly for our young people."

That is the stark message from a respected Wilcannia local, after the death of a young mother cast light on inadequate policing and community services in the remote NSW town.

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