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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’

The Guardian - AU

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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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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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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Kumanjayi Walker inquest to resume in Alice Springs, with NT Health under the spotlight

Senior health workers and clinic nurses are expected to give evidence to the Northern Territory coroner, as the inquest into the fatal police shooting of Kumanjayi Walker resumes.

AAP

Anger at absent NT medicos after teen shot

An inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has heard some members of his community blamed absent health workers for his death.

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Kumanjayi Walker was fatally shot by Constable Zachary Rolfe three years ago. Here are the key moments from the inquest so far

One month into the marathon coronial inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker, "appalling" text messages and accusations of racism have dominated the evidence. Here's what the coroner has heard so far.

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Cop shows perpetuate a guns-blazing style of policing

The high profile of firearms in American crime dramas so far appears to be the most persuasive argument for why police need guns.

AAP

NT inquest weighs up evidence about cop

An inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen shot by a Northern Territory policeman should hear controversial evidence about the officer, it has been told.

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Kumanjayi Walker inquest hears of potential conflict of interest after Superintendent Jody Nobbs testimony

An inquest into the police shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker was adjourned on Wednesday, after the coroner heard concerns of a potential conflict of interest.

The Guardian - AU

Kumanjayi Walker death: police officer stood down from inquest over ‘unanticipated’ evidence

Hearing into death of Warlpiri teenager unexpectedly adjourned after evidence from Supt Jody Nobbs

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