With news about missing Western Australian girl Cleo Smith being found alive this week, the story has dominated national headlines.

While this case is undoubtedly worthy of such attention, some point to a disparity in media coverage of similar cases which involve Indigenous people.

Produced By: Daniel Perotti

Featured In Story: Dr Amanda Porter – Senior Research Fellow at Melbourne Law School – University of Melbourne

First aired on The Wire, Friday 5 November 2021