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Kumanjayi Walker inquest: racism ‘not widespread’ in Northern Territory police force, court hears

NT assistant commissioner says it was ‘wholly inappropriate’ for specialist police to carry assault weapons in remote Yuendumu community

The Guardian - AU

No approval to arrest Walker, inquest told

A senior NT police officer has told an inquest into an Indigenous teen's death the police involved in his shooting weren't approved to arrest him.

AAP

Kumanjayi Walker inquest: NT sergeant unaware specialist police carried assault rifles in community

Officer in charge of station at the time of teen’s death tells inquest that ‘in hindsight’ carrying AR-15s could be seen as confrontational

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Assault weapons 'confronting', NT cop says

A Northern Territory police officer says high-powered weapons carried by special police in Yuendumu were not necessary before a teenager was shot dead.

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Kumanjayi Walker inquest hears officer wouldn't have called specialist team if she had known about racist texts

Sergeant Julie Frost has apologised to the Yuendumu community over the police handling of Kumanjayi Walker’s death.

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Kumanjayi Walker inquest: NT officer says she would not have requested police help if she knew of racist texts

Sergeant tells inquest she would not have allowed specialist response unit into Yuendumu if she had known of their ‘racist and derogatory’ views

The Guardian - AU

NT police officer feared 'cultural payback' after Kumanjayi Walker shooting, coroner hears

A Northern Territory Police officer in Yuendumu on the night Kumanjayi Walker died told a coronial inquest into the 19-year-old's death that he feared "cultural payback" over the shooting.

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Yuendumu cop shocked by racist texts

A police sergeant has told the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker she would not have called in a special arrest team if she knew some held racist views.

AAP

Kumanjayi Walker inquest: officer says police feared ‘cultural payback’ if community knew of death

Sgt Christopher Hand tells inquest he was concerned of ‘safety risk’ to police if Yuendumu community found out Warlpiri man had died

The Guardian - AU

Police texts in Kumanjayi Walker case another sordid example of systemic racism in Australia's legal system

This article contains information on deaths in custody, racist language and violence experienced by First Nations people in encounters with the Australian justice system. It also contains references to and the names of people who have passed away.

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Inquest told of shooting payback fears

The inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has heard of concerns an officer had about potential payback after the shooting.

AAP

Kumanjayi Walker inquest: Walker a known ‘runner’ but not dangerous, police say

Sen Const Lanyon Smith told inquest Walker was not a risk to police or community, despite allegedly making threats with axe days before death

The Guardian - AU

Cop knew Kumanjayi Walker as a 'runner'

A police officer has given evidence to the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker that he knew the teenager to a "runner" and not dangerous.

AAP

Racist texts, cover-up allegations: Kumanjayi Walker inquest poses big questions for police

This week extraordinary allegations were vented in an Alice Springs court that raise wider issues for the Northern Territory and its police force

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Morning mail: Putin meets Xi, asylum seeker handcuffs ‘torture’, nuclear sub timeline

Friday: Chinese and Russian leaders meet for first time since invasion of Ukraine. Plus: the seven female stereotypes in advertising

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Kumanjayi Walker inquest hears ‘negative interactions’ between police and Aboriginal people could ‘normalise’ racism

Senior constable says he has not heard officers use racist slurs but agrees unchecked frustration could lead to generalisations

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NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker, family of Kumanjayi Walker react to 'blatantly racist' texts between Zachary Rolfe and colleagues

The NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker says while he believes text messages found on Constable Zachary Rolfe's phone were "isolated", they "give people an insight into the legacy I’ve inherited".

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NT officers unaware of 'systemic racism'

Two senior regional police officers in the NT have told an inquest into the death of an Indigenous teenager she's not aware of systemic racism in the force.

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‘Racist’ Texts From Zachary Rolfe Heard At Inquest Into Kumanjayi Walker’s Death

Texts heard in court today were described as "disgusting". Content Warning: This article contains highly offensive language heard in court.

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'Blatantly racist' and 'disgraceful' texts between Zachary Rolfe and colleagues read out at Kumanjayi Walker inquest

Text message exchanges between police officer Zachary Rolfe and colleagues have been described as "disgraceful" and "threatening", during the inquest into the death of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker.

The Guardian - AU

‘Racist and disgusting’: inquest into Kumanjayi Walker death hears of ‘shocking’ texts sent by Zachary Rolfe

Warning: this story contains extremely offensive language heard in courtCourt hears police constable Rolfe talked of having ‘smashed’ Aboriginal community and described local people as ‘neanderthals’

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'Racist' texts to be examined and ex-fiancee to be called as witness, as coroner rules against Zachary Rolfe objection

The Northern Territory coroner has ruled text messages on Constable Zachary Rolfe's phone could be called as "evidence of racism" at a coronial inquest into the police shooting of Aboriginal man Kumanjayi Walker.

The Guardian - AU

Kumanjayi Walker inquest: ‘racist’ text messages from police officer’s phone allowed as evidence

Counsel assisting the coroner told court texts ‘reveal disturbing attitudes towards Aboriginal people’

AAP

NT cop 'had the devil in his eyes'

An inquest has been told that an NT police officer acquitted of the murder of Kumanjayi Walker "had the devil in his eyes" during an earlier, unrelated arrest.

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'Overtly racist' and 'disturbing' Rolfe texts should be included in Kumanjayi Walker inquest, coroner hears

Some 8,000 pages of text messages were downloaded from Constable Zachary Rolfe's phone after the death of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker, the Northern Territory coroner has heard.

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