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Top cop sacking prompts overhaul of police appointments

Michael Murphy was the subject of an ICAC probe that found improper conduct. ((A)manda Parkinson/AAP PHOTOS)

A jobs-for-mates scandal that led to a top cop's sacking has prompted an overhaul of senior police recruitment in a crime-troubled jurisdiction.

The latest shake-up for Northern Territory Police comes on top of accusations of racism against the force following nationwide anger over the deaths in custody of two young Aboriginal men. 

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