CJMorgan, read the Little Kids Are Sacred Report, cast your mind back to the Mutijulu guests on Lateline; there's nothing apparent about it mate. That part of this is not contestable.

That said, I've been waiting for the arrests to occur too, even allowing for the well known difficulties of prosecuting paedophilia cases.

Maybe Tapp was spurred into action by the association of the NT with Bob Collins?

CJMorgan & Palimpsest:
Re prosecutions: Best to hold judgement on this one for a year or two I think.

There are a number of investigations going on based on hearsay etc, but as always in these matters, getting the hard evidence from child victims & witnesses that will stand up in court under ferocious cross-examination is the killer.

It is instructive that it is now 5 years or more since Sue Gordon's enquiry wound up in WA: it led to increased vigilance by authorities, many more police in more communities, and other reforms, all of which are now beginning to bear fruit with the many investigations and prosecutions (some already successful) in remote areas of WA.

It is also clear that the recent conviction at Ceduna involving 'petrol for sex' was a direct result of the Lateline program - featuring the Mutitjulu witnesses - encouraging Ceduna children to come forward and report what had happened to them.

Thanks Dan F. Maybe you can give us an on the ground update?

Yes Dan, please do. I'm in the Territory now, where are you? Perhaps we can meet and swap notes?