The Latest Breaking News from Aaron Bunch

'Matter of time' before 16-year-old boy died in custody

The prison watchdog has told an inquest for the first juvenile to die in WA detention he had raised concerns about detainees dying in custody.

AAP · Jul 22, 2024

Justice body urged to obey law, stop 'demonising' kids

An inquest into the custody death of an Indigenous teen has been told the government must act lawfully and stop locking youths in their cells for long periods.

AAP · Jul 21, 2024

Daughter's torment: we warned police about killer dad

The daughter of a gunman who murdered two women in their home says she lived in fear of her father and tried to warn police about his weapons.

AAP · May 28, 2024

SA police head to Alice Springs for curfew back-up

The Northern Territory government has pulled in South Australian reinforcements to relieve the pressure in Alice Springs as a youth curfew rolls on.

AAP · Apr 5, 2024

'Disbelief' when teen found unresponsive in youth wing

A guard who found an Indigenous teen with self-inflicted injuries in the "unliveable" youth wing of a WA prison says he was initially confused by the discovery.

AAP · Apr 4, 2024

Inquest reveals detained teen's harm threats ignored

An Indigenous teen, who died after self-harming in an adult prison's youth wing, made eight threats to do so in the hours before he was found in his cell.

AAP · Apr 2, 2024

Curfew fails to wipe out youth crime wave in red centre

Alice Springs is still being hit with underage crime days after a curfew was brought in, but the NT's top cop says there have been some positive changes.

AAP · Mar 29, 2024

Walker inquest delayed as racist award saga continues

Former constable Zachary Rolfe has gone to court with certificates purporting to be from the recipients of a racist Northern Territory Police award.

AAP · Feb 29, 2024

Rolfe pushed child, dragged him from bin during arrest

Former Constable Zachary Rolfe, who shot and killed teenager Kumanjayi Walker in 2019, has given evidence about the arrest of a child a year earlier.

AAP · Feb 25, 2024

Fatal Walker shooting 'within Zach Rolfe's training'

The former officer in charge of Zachary Rolfe's tactical unit said the constable was acting within his training when he fatally shot Kumanjayi Walker in 2019.

AAP · Feb 21, 2024