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Kumanjayi Walker inquest: senior NT constable justifies attending ‘drinks’ at Zachary Rolfe’s house after shooting

Senior Constable Shane McCormack says he went to social gathering two days after Rolfe killed Walker because he was concerned for his welfare

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Walker arrest team 'randomly' picked

An inquest for an Indigenous teen shot dead by an NT policeman has heard the team picked to arrest the 19-year-old was randomly chosen.

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Constable James Kirstenfeldt tells Kumanjayi Walker inquest 'better' arrest plan could have avoided tragedy

One of the five Alice Springs-based officers deployed to Yuendumu on the night Kumanjayi Walker died has told the coronial inquest there were failings in the plan to arrest the young Indigenous man before his shooting death in 2019.

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Australia’s death rate from alcohol was at a 10-year high last year, ABS data shows, and more than 1.5 million homes and businesses will get full-fibre NBN access by 2025. (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that this column mentions deceased persons.)

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NT cop warned not to trust other police

An NT policeman was warned his colleagues were snakes he shouldn't trust after he shot an Indigenous teen dead during a bungled arrest, an inquest has heard.

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Sergeant of police team deployed to Yuendumu, used 'filthy, racist terms' in 2019, Kumanjayi Walker inquest hears

The sergeant in charge of the tactical police team deployed to Yuendumu on the night Kumanjayi Walker was shot was involved in sending "racist" text messages.

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NT cops feared firebombs after teen shot

An inquest for an Indigenous teen shot dead by an NT policeman in a remote community has been told officers feared being firebombed over the incident.

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Zachary Rolfe failed to declare ‘violent’ behaviour when applying to join police, court documents show

Rolfe, who was acquitted over death of Kumanjayi Walker, was banned from applying to Queensland police over ‘integrity breach’

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Constable Zachary Rolfe 'failed to declare' discipline issues, 'violent behaviour' fine, to police, inquest hears

An inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has heard Constable Rolfe failed to disclose to police a fine received for "violent behaviour" or declare disciplinary matters with the Australian Defence Force.

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NT killer cop banned from Qld police force

An inquest for the Indigenous teen shot dead by a NT policeman has heard the officer was banned from the Queensland police for 10 years over a violence fine.

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NT Police Officer Adam Eberl tells Kumanjayi Walker inquest he regrets 'unprofessional' comment made in Yuendumu

Sergeant Adam Eberl has told the coroner a comment he made in response to a Yuendumu community member asking about his AR-15 rifle was "unprofessional".

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NT cop says teen arrest plan not passed on

An inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has heard the policeman who pulled the trigger incorrectly briefed his team about the bungled arrest.

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NT Health staff have revealed to a coronial inquest why Kumanjayi Walker was left without their assistance on the night he died

When remote nurse Lorraine Walcott arrived in Yuendumu on the night Kumanjayi Walker was shot by Constable Zachary Rolfe, all she could do was officially pronounce the local 19-year-old dead.

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Kumanjayi Walker inquest: the ‘almost impossible’ task of keeping nurses in remote Australia

The inquest into the teen’s death has highlighted how vacancy rates often result in a lack of medical attention

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News Corp again scoops the pool at News Awards as Walkleys reveal nominations

Story nominated for News gong branded ‘national disgrace’ by Indigenous reporters. Plus: SMH all wrapped up in The Everest

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Kumajayi Walker inquest hears of remote staffing issues

An inquest into the death of Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker has been told Aboriginal health staff should have been consulted over an evacuation decision.

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Kumanjayi Walker coronial inquest hears of 'significant' shortfalls in health services in Central Australia

Almost a quarter of all nursing roles and half of all mental health-related positions are unfilled in Central Australia, an inquest has been told, while it is "almost impossible" to recruit workers to the remote community where Kumanjayi Walker was killed.

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Health workers feel safe in Yuendumu

A Northern Territory inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has heard health workers still feel safe in the community.

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NT Health manager didn't consult with police before evacuating Yuendumu medical staff, Kumanjayi Walker's inquest hears

A manager with the Northern Territory Health Department says he did not know nursing staff wanted to stay in Yuendumu when he ordered their evacuation, and did not speak directly to them or to local police beforehand.

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NT nurses stoned after cops forgot them

An NT inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has heard a nurse used by police to deceive community members was later pelted with rocks and injured.

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Nurse recounts break-ins at Yuendumu health staff homes at coronial inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death

A nurse who left Yuendumu the day Kumanjayi Walker was fatally shot has told the Northern Territory coroner she felt the decision to evacuate the remote community "went against everything" she had learned.

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Corridors of power

Energy Minister Chris Bowen stands by a pre-election promise to lower power bills by $275 by 2025 despite a warning of a 35% surge early next year, and the No campaign for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament gathers strength.

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NT nurses found pick axe before fleeing

An NT inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has heard an intruder used a pick axe during an attempted break-in before nurses fled in his community.

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Aboriginal health staff not included in meeting about evacuating nurses before Kumanjayi Walker shot, inquest told

Clinic manager tells court the meeting was about more than break-ins at nurses homes and that Indigenous staff should have been involved

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Yuendumu nurse recalls night of Kumanjayi Walker shooting as coronial inquest resumes

A former Yuendumu health clinic manager has told the NT coroner there was a lack of communication with the community over a decision to evacuate medical staff, hours before Kumanjayi Walker was fatally shot by a police officer.

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