Disability Minister claims ‘no responsibility’ to investigate death in custody
The Territory’s disability minister has claimed it was not his ‘responsibility’ to ask questions into a death in custody case.
Closing The Gap
Walker inquest team called up for Coles death in custody investigation
The same lawyers who assisted the Territory coroner in the investigation of Kumanjayi Walker’s death will be called upon in the coronial inquest of another death in custody of a young Yuendumu man.
Chief rejects calls for independent death in custody investigation
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro claims politicians’ calls for an independent investigation into a young man’s death in custody are ‘appalling’, despite backing from family and human rights groups.
Woman alleges unlawful use of force during Alice Springs Coles arrest
A young woman who was forced to the ground by the same off-duty NT Police officer involved in the arrest of Kumanjayi White has alleged she was exposed to an unlawful use of force.
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AFP death in custody: Tributes flow for Top End champion of bilingual education
‘A mentor to us all’: A Top End community is mourning the passing of a Senior man and community leader after he was taken into ‘protective custody’ by Federal Police, sparking a coronial investigation.
‘De-escalation over death’: Emotional vigil for Kumanjayi White
Hundreds of Top End residents gathered to hear the emotional testimony of Warlpiri leaders in the wake of another death in custody for the Yuendumu community. See the photos.
Man had history of ‘under treatment’ for disability before death in custody
A young Aboriginal man who died after being restrained by police in the Alice Springs Coles had a history of being ‘under medicated and under treated’ while under an NDIS and guardianship plan.
Alice Springs police prosecutor allegedly involved in Coles arrest
A NT Police prosecutor was allegedly involved in the arrest of a young disabled Aboriginal man in an Alice Springs supermarket, which is currently subject to a death in custody investigation.
‘Emotions are raw’: Alice Springs shaken by death in custody of Yuendumu man
Leaders are calling for healing and calm amid an investigation into the death of a young Aboriginal man who was forced to the ground by police in an Alice Springs supermarket.
Minister quotes Nazi propagandist to attack Labor in racism debate
The Territory’s Multicultural Affairs Minister has defended a speech where he compared the Labor Opposition to a Nazi propaganda chief.
‘Catastrophic’: Corrections workers warn against NT bail changes
Proposed bail changes are projected to turn the Territory into the most incarcerated place on the planet, with Corrections workers concerned about more people entering already crammed jails.
$10k payments may be ‘inadequate’ after decades of NT stolen wages
A Federal judge said a plan to pay $10,000 to Territorians whose wages were ‘stolen’ for decades may be seen as an ‘insult to what they and their Elders endured’, while lambasting a legal firm’s bid for another multi-million dollar payment.
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