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Zachary Rolfe tells inquest ‘I’ve been banned from all police stations’ but refuses to answer other questions

Constable who shot Kumanjayi Walker objects to 14 categories of questions arguing his answers could lead to disciplinary proceedings by NT police force

The Guardian - AU · Nov 16, 2022

Yuendumu community calls for drastic changes to the justice system in meetings with NT coroner

The Yuendumu community say they've felt silenced during the three years since Kumanjayi Walker's death and have called for changes in what they see as a one-sided justice system.

ABC News · Nov 15, 2022

Cop refuses to answer at NT's teen inquest

The Northern Territory policeman who shot dead Kumanjayi Walker has claimed privilege and refused to answer questions at an inquest into the teen's death.

AAP · Nov 15, 2022

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Coronial inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death visits Yuendumu, including home where he died

House 511 has been viewed thousands of times through the lens of a body-worn camera, but now many of those from the coronial inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker are seeing it in person for the first time.

ABC News · Nov 14, 2022

Call for NT cop's blood over teen shooting

A remote Indigenous community says the Northern Territory policeman who shot a teenager dead should face payback to help it finish grieving.

AAP · Nov 14, 2022

Yuendumu community greets coroner investigating death of Kumanjayi Walker with ceremony, song and sorrow

Elisabeth Armitage travelled to tiny NT town to hear first-hand how the 19-year-old’s death had affected community

The Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2022

Inquest into Northern Territory teen’s death moves to the outback

An inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker at the hands of a NT policeman will hear about the pain his community suffered.

The New Daily · Nov 14, 2022

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Northern Territory coroner visits Yuendumu, as Kumanjayi Walker inquest resumes after break over anniversary of fatal shooting

The inquest into 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker's death was suspended last week as his family commemorated the third anniversary of his death. It will resume today in Yuendumu.

ABC News · Nov 13, 2022

Coroner visits NT town where cop shot teen

The coroner in an inquest for an Indigenous teen shot dead by an NT policeman has been welcomed with song and sorrow to the remote community where he died.

AAP · Nov 13, 2022

Constable Zachary Rolfe joins Supreme Court attempt to limit police officers' evidence at Kumanjayi Walker inquest

Ahead of his expected appearance before the coroner next week, Constable Zachary Rolfe has asked the NT Supreme Court to limit the scope of questions he can be asked during his evidence.

ABC News · Nov 12, 2022

Explainer: why is there an inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death when there was already a trial?

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people, and mentions of racial discrimination and racist language against First Nations people.

The Conversation · Nov 9, 2022

The criminal legal system does not deliver justice for First Nations people, says a new book

This article contains information on deaths in custody and the violence experienced by First Nations people in their encounters with the Australian carceral system. It also contains references to and the names of people who are now deceased.

The Conversation · Nov 8, 2022

Passing the halfway point, the coronial inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death has probed the culture inside NT Police

In examining the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker in Yuendumu in 2019, coroner Elizabeth Armitage's inquest has been probing the conduct and culture of the Northern Territory Police Force.

ABC News · Nov 4, 2022

Zachary Rolfe 'unlikely' to have been recommended for NT Police if 'omissions' from application were known

Constable Zachary Rolfe would have "unlikely" been hired by the Northern Territory Police Force if "omissions" from his application were known, the Kumanjayi Walker inquest has been told.

ABC News · Nov 3, 2022

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ABC News · Nov 2, 2022

Kumanjayi Walker inquest hears Constable Zachary Rolfe allegedly 'boasted' about use of force in text messages

The police officer allegedly "boasted" about performing an "illegal shoulder charge" during the arrest of a man in Alice Springs, by texting a video of his body-worn camera footage to an unnamed person.

AAP · Nov 2, 2022

Disgust and hurt at Rolfe's racist texts

A Northern Territory Indigenous police officer said he was hurt and disgusted by racist texts found on the phone of fellow officer Zachary Rolfe.

AAP · Nov 2, 2022

Rolfe bragged about injuring man in mall

A text message from a police officer who fatally shot an Indigenous teenager bragged about injuring another man, an inquest has been told in Alice Springs.

ABC News · Nov 1, 2022

Kumanjayi Walker inquest hears Constable Zachary Rolfe was 'repeatedly engaging in concerning behaviours' before shooting death

Constable Zachary Rolfe’s behaviour before the shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker allegedly included not turning on his body-worn camera and making arrests which resulted in injuries.

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The New Daily · Nov 1, 2022

Rolfe involved in earlier ‘violent’ arrest

The NT police officer who killed Kumanjayi Walker was involved in an earlier violent arrest of another Indigenous youth, an inquest was told.

AAP · Oct 31, 2022

Rolfe involved in earlier 'violent' arrest

The inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has heard how the police officer who shot him was involved in an earlier violent arrest of an Indigenous youth.

ABC News · Oct 31, 2022

NT Police officer Jody Nobbs stands by decision to 'deceive' Yuendumu community on night Kumanjayi Walker died

A police officer who chose not to tell the Yuendumu community Kumanjayi Walker had died has defended his decision, saying he used "calculated deception" due to a fear of "cultural payback".

AAP · Oct 30, 2022

'Ruse necessary' after Walker death

A senior NT police officer says he still believes it was necessary at the time to keep an Indigenous community in the dark about a fatal police shooting.

ABC News · Oct 28, 2022

Ex-fiancée tells Kumanjayi Walker inquest Zachary Rolfe thought he'd get a 'paid holiday' if he shot someone

Former Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe "didn't care about, or like Indigenous people", while his "unjustified" use of force incidents were "swept away" by superior officers, the Kumanjayi Walker inquest has been told.

AAP · Oct 27, 2022

Fiancee 'not surprised' NT cop killed teen

The former fiancee of an NT policeman who killed an Indigenous teenager has told an inquest the officer talked about killing before the incident.

ABC News · Oct 27, 2022

Constable Zachary Rolfe's police officer friend apologises for racist text messages at coronial inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death

A close friend and colleague of Constable Zachary Rolfe issues an emotional apology to the coronial inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker, after text messages he'd sent to the officer using terms such as "gay c**ts", "f*gs" and "n***rs" were made public.

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