The NSW Legislative Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to support the inquiry, after relentless lobbying by the families.
Colleen Walker, 16, Evelyn Greenup 4, and Clinton Speedy-Duroux, 16, were murdered over an eight-month period between 1990 and 1991 in the largely Aboriginal town of Bowraville, in NSW.
A white man, who had been living in a caravan on the estate, stood trial for two of the killings, but was acquitted. No-one has been tried for Colleen’s murder.
The families have been fighting for justice for years, saying it is conceivable that the deaths of three white children from the same town would go unsolved for so long.
The asked Attorney-General Greg Smith last year for a retrial after new evidence emerged. He declined.
The inquiry has been initiated by Greens MLA David Shoebridge who says the voices of the families must be heard.
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