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Neve Brissenden and Jacob Shteyman

NT Police launch racism probe after shock Rolfe claims

Zachary Rolfe told a hearing NT Police had an ingrained racist culture. (Rudi Maxwell/AAP PHOTOS)

As former Northern Territory Police constable Zachary Rolfe defends his use of force at an inquest into the death of an Indigenous teenager, his claims of racism in the ranks has prompted a probe of police culture.

Mr Rolfe shot Kumanjayi Walker, 19, three times while on duty in the remote community of Yuendumu in November 2019 and was acquitted of murder in a five-week trial.

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