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Kristin ShortenInvestigative Journalist

Kristin Shorten is an award-winning investigative journalist who began her media career at The Courier-Mail newspaper and reported for various News Corp mastheads before joining The Australian. Kristin has written, produced and directed documentaries including Voodoo Medics, The Boy in the Blue Cap and Yuendumu. She has also written, produced and hosted podcasts including Voodoo Medics, My name is Cleo and Yuendumu: The Trial. In 2019 Kristin was named West Australian Journalist of the Year for her investigation into the death of Father Joseph Tran and has twice been named West Australian Freelance Journalist of the Year for her work on the unsolved murder of Gerard Ross. In 2022 she won a News Award and NT Media Award for her reporting on the fatal police shooting of Kumanjayi Walker at Yuendumu. Contact Kristin here: shortenk@theaustralian.com.au

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Kumanjayi Walker inquestNation

## For use in The Australian ONLY ## Supplied images of Yuendumu shooting victim Kumanjayi Walker (aka Arnold Walker). Some images show him with his girlfriend Rakeisha Robertson.

Police chose culture above safety for teen

A senior NT policeman has admitted that while it ‘did not sit well’ with him, he made the ‘painstaking’ decision to elevate ‘cultural sensitivities’ above the safety of Kumanjayi Walker’s girlfriend.

Kristin Shorten

Kumanjayi Walker inquestNation

NT Police barrister Ian Freckelton KC arrives at the Alice Springs Local Court for the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker in September 2022.

Walker death cops like ‘undisciplined paramilitary force’

Watching the body-worn video of Alice Springs police searching for Kumanjayi Walker is like watching ‘an undisciplined paramilitary force’ hunting their target, an NT court has heard.

Kristin Shorten

Coroner’s hearingNation

Superintendent Jody Nobbs arrives at the Alice Springs Local Court for an inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker. Picture: Jason Walls

I’d a lot on my mind, cop tells inquest

The Southern Watch Commander on duty the day police fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker ‘had a lot on my mind’ when the IRT deployment to arrest the Indigenous teen was being arranged.

Kristin Shorten

Northern TerritoryNation

Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson. The 34-year-old father-of-two was tragically killed in a helicopter crash in a remote part of West Arnhem Land last Monday while collecting crocodile eggs. Pictures - Supplied

Chopper crash cop to lodge early plea

The former police officer charged in relation to the chopper crash that killed Outback Wrangler cast member Chris “Willow” Wilson intends to enter early pleas to his alleged crimes.

Kristin Shorten

CourtNation

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY, 09 2022: Brittany Higgins spoke at the National Press Club in Canberra.Picture: NCA Newswire/Gary Ramage

Judge to ‘delve into’ Higgins links on jury

Anyone who follows Brittany Higgins on social media or is a ‘champion of the cause’ is unlikely to be empanelled on the jury in her rape trial.

Kristin Shorten

exclusiveNation

Remote Helicopters Australia director and chief pilot Michael Burbidge has been charged over the chopper crash that killed Outback Wrangler cast member Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson. Pictured here is Wilson in the foreground and behind him a chopper, piloted by Burbridge.

Bush pilot on croc eggs crash charges

Helicopter bush pilot Michael Burbidge has been charged in relation to the chopper crash that killed Outback Wrangler cast member Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson.

Kristin Shorten

Supreme CourtNation

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL 30, 2021: Brittany Higgins pictured after a meeting with Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Sydney.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Higgins’ interview with The Project won’t be used in trial

Brittany Higgins will take the stand at the trial of the man accused of raping her, but her six-hour interview with Channel 10 will not be tendered.

Kristin Shorten

UpdateNation

Second man charged over Outback Wrangler chopper crash

A 44-year-old man has been charged in relation to a Northern Territory helicopter crash that killed a reality television show cast member.

Kristin Shorten

Community violenceNation

Razor wire on fencing around the art centre in Yuendumu.

Yuendumu families rostered trade times to avoid violence

Tensions in Yuendumu are so high, members of two warring families are allowed to shop at the local store only within specific windows of time to avoid violent confrontations.

Kristin Shorten

courtNation

Defence bids for Higgins material

Lawyers for the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins are seeking access to a document detailing the alleged victim’s version of events and ‘subsequent discrepancies’.

Kristin Shorten

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