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Stressed officer's death holds lessons for police force

The case of an outback police officer who took his own life after being exposed to trauma and stress at work holds key lessons for the force, a coroner says.

AAP · Sep 11

Police plea for answers, 25 years after outback murder

In one of Australia's most notorious murder cases, Peter Falconio disappeared while travelling through the remote desert with his girlfriend.

AAP · Jul 13

Call for independent probes into deaths in custody

Police should not be investigating police over Indigenous deaths in custody, a social justice commissioner says.

AAP · May 27

Riots erupt in Australia over Indigenous girl’s death as locals assault suspect

Crowds attacked Jefferson Lewis and beat him unconscious before police intervened

The Independent UK · May 1

Police say they will charge people with unrest in Alice Springs after arrest over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby

Five-year-old’s grandfather and senior Warlpiri elder appeals for calm, saying: ‘It is time now for sorry business’

The Guardian - AU · May 1

Body Believed To Be Missing 5 Y.O. Alice Springs Girl Found In NT

Northern Territory Police have found a body they believe belongs to missing five-year-old Alice Springs girl Kumanjayi Little Baby.

Pedestrian.tv · Apr 30

‘1930s policing’: the tactics police used in the hunt for Alice Springs girl Kumanjayi Little Baby

In the hours since the story was first published, a body believed to be that of the missing girl has been found. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the name of a person who has died. The family has asked for her to be referred…

The Conversation · Apr 30

'See you in heaven': family heartbreak after body found

The mother of an abducted girl has provided a heartbreaking tribute after a body was found in a large-scale search, saying her family will meet her in heaven.

AAP · Apr 29

Police believe man suspected of abducting five-year-old Aboriginal girl is being helped by some in the community

A T-shirt worn by Jefferson Lewis was found next to a pair of children’s underwear on the banks of the Todd River, police say

The Guardian - AU · Apr 29

Alleged move to oust senior cop over DV probe response

A senior cop says he was sacked after a future police commissioner falsely accused him of talking to the press during a First Nations domestic violence inquest.

AAP · Mar 26