‘Disgusting’ Rolfe texts read out at inquest
Shocking text messages between NT police officers – revealing racist, sexist and offensive attitudes – have been read aloud at the inquest into Kumanjayi Walker’s death.
Our Team
Latest
Ex-AFL star Liam Jurrah in custody over alleged assault
The ex-Melbourne forward faces charges after allegedly breaking into a house and assaulting a woman with a machete in his NT hometown of Yuendumu.
Man charged over sex acts with four girls
Four small children have been sexually assaulted in Alice Springs.
Coroner in doubt over Rolfe report
The coroner presiding over the inquest into Kumanjayi Walker’s death may have to ‘disqualify herself’ after the NT Police Force provided her with an unredacted report into the shooting.
‘I felt betrayed by my police colleagues’
The Northern Territory police commissioner has publicly thanked one of his frontline officers for bravery demonstrated on the night Kumanjayi Walker was fatally shot at Yuendumu almost three years ago.
Inquest hears of when two worlds collided
Never had the roles of law enforcer and respected elder collided like on the night Derek Williams’ colleagues fatally shot his nephew Kumanjayi Walker.
Cops ‘sly and sneaky’ the night Walker was shot
Kumanjayi Walker’s cousin says police refused to inform his family about his condition after he was shot during an arrest at Yuendumu.
Rolfe in last-minute bid to limit Walker inquest
The legal bid hopes to prevent the coronial inquest into Kumanjayi Walker’s death from becoming a ‘roving royal commission’.
Reality TV star’s death probed
The Northern Territory’s workplace safety watchdog has launched an investigation into the horrific helicopter crash that killed reality television star Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson.
Second NT officer charged
A second Northern Territory police officer has been charged following the force’s six-month investigation into Sergeant Neil Mellon.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/kristin-shorten/page/20