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Robyn Newitt, Lecturer, Criminology, Western Sydney University

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.


The three-month coronial inquest into Kumanjayi Walker’s death in police custody began on September 5 at the Alice Springs Local Court.

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