The Latest Breaking News from Kumanjayi Walker

A Northern Territory Indigenous police officer said he was hurt and disgusted by racist texts found on the phone of fellow officer Zachary Rolfe.

A text message from a police officer who fatally shot an Indigenous teenager bragged about injuring another man, an inquest has been told in Alice Springs.

A senior NT police officer says he still believes it was necessary at the time to keep an Indigenous community in the dark about a fatal police shooting.

Former Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe "didn't care about, or like Indigenous people", while his "unjustified" use of force incidents were "swept away" by superior officers, the Kumanjayi Walker inquest has been told.

The former fiancee of an NT policeman who killed an Indigenous teenager has told an inquest the officer talked about killing before the incident.

A close friend and colleague of Constable Zachary Rolfe issues an emotional apology to the coronial inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker, after text messages he'd sent to the officer using terms such as "gay c**ts", "f*gs" and "n***rs" were made public.

Body-worn video of the moment Kumanjayi Walker's family was informed of his death has been played to the Northern Territory coroner, showing police urging his loved ones not to get "angry" and referred to him by an incorrect name.

An inquest for the Indigenous teen shot dead by a Northern Territory policeman has heard more concerning evidence about the behaviour of officers on the job.

Fellow officer says Zachary Rolfe, who he called a ‘very close friend’, always used ‘minimum force required’ and never acted in racist manner