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Kumanjayi Walker inquest: NT police sergeant has ‘no excuse’ for using racist term in text to Zachary Rolfe

Lee Bauwens agreed use of derogatory language could normalise it within the force and he should have led by example

The Guardian - AU · Feb 22, 2024

Long-awaited police report on death of Kumanjayi Walker critical of ‘military police response’

Previously confidential report describes ‘warrior-like mentality’ among force that contained ‘vast over-representation of former military members’

The Guardian - AU · May 12, 2023

Suppression order lifted over police report into death of Kumanjayi Walker

The report contains highly critical reviews of NT Police processes and concerns raised by prosecutors about the expert witnesses called in the murder case against former police officer Zachary Rolfe.

ABC News · May 11, 2023

Constable James Kirstenfeldt tells Kumanjayi Walker inquest 'better' arrest plan could have avoided tragedy

One of the five Alice Springs-based officers deployed to Yuendumu on the night Kumanjayi Walker died has told the coronial inquest there were failings in the plan to arrest the young Indigenous man before his shooting death in 2019.

ABC News · Oct 20, 2022

Zachary Rolfe failed to declare ‘violent’ behaviour when applying to join police, court documents show

Rolfe, who was acquitted over death of Kumanjayi Walker, was banned from applying to Queensland police over ‘integrity breach’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2022

Constable Zachary Rolfe 'failed to declare' discipline issues, 'violent behaviour' fine, to police, inquest hears

An inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has heard Constable Rolfe failed to disclose to police a fine received for "violent behaviour" or declare disciplinary matters with the Australian Defence Force.

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022

Kumanjayi Walker inquest hears of potential conflict of interest after Superintendent Jody Nobbs testimony

An inquest into the police shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker was adjourned on Wednesday, after the coroner heard concerns of a potential conflict of interest.

ABC News · Sep 28, 2022

Coroner hears of 'social gathering' at Zachary Rolfe's house, two days after Kumanjayi Walker shooting

The inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has heard a social gathering at Constable Zachary Rolfe's home had the "potential to contaminate" his evidence.

ABC News · Sep 26, 2022

Kumanjayi Walker inquest: racism ‘not widespread’ in Northern Territory police force, court hears

NT assistant commissioner says it was ‘wholly inappropriate’ for specialist police to carry assault weapons in remote Yuendumu community

The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2022

Kumanjayi Walker inquest: NT officer says she would not have requested police help if she knew of racist texts

Sergeant tells inquest she would not have allowed specialist response unit into Yuendumu if she had known of their ‘racist and derogatory’ views

The Guardian - AU · Sep 21, 2022