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Tim Dornin

NT officers unaware of 'systemic racism'

Samara Fernandez-Brown (right) said the texts among police indicated systemic racism. (Aaron Bunch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Two senior remote community police officers have denied knowledge of systemic racism within the Northern Territory force at the same time expressing concern over "patently racist" texts.

In her second day of evidence at the inquest into the shooting death of Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker, Sergeant Anne Jolley said she had not experienced officers using obviously racist terms in the course of their duty, even when dealing with violent offenders.

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