The Latest Breaking News from NT Police

Here’s some Indigenous truth-telling: structural police racism had a hand in the death of Kumanjayi Walker

After the inquest into the Aboriginal teenager’s death, the coroner found constable Zachary Rolfe operated in a system that failed on a number of occasions to ‘rein him in’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 7, 2025

Kumanjayi Walker inquest: racism and violence, but findings too little and too late

First Nations people please be advised this article speaks of racially discriminating moments in history, including the distress and death of First Nations people.

The Conversation · Jul 7, 2025

Coronial Inquest Finds NT Cop Zachary Rolfe Who Shot Kumanjayi Walker Was Racist

The final report of an inquest into the police shooting of Kumanjayi Walker have been handed down by the Northern Territory coroner.

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 7, 2025

Top minister rejects external death in custody probe

A chief minister has rejected calls for an external inquiry into the death in custody of a young and mentally disabled Aboriginal man.

AAP · Jun 3, 2025

Aboriginal man, 24, dies in police custody in Australia’s NT

NT police say ‘the man stopped breathing’ shortly after officers restrained him in a supermarket.

Al Jazeera · May 28, 2025

Cops failed to act above the line with data, phone taps

A scathing ombudsman's review of police surveillance powers found state forces lacking in how they secretly accessed telecommunications data.

AAP · Mar 7, 2025

'Inhumane': overcrowded watch house conditions exposed

Two women have described their experiences inside the Alice Springs watch house as hot and overcrowded, with food shortages leaving them "hungry all the time".

AAP · Feb 10, 2025

Racism role in death at centre of teen shooting inquiry

A coroner is being urged to discount racism as a cause of an Indigenous teen's death, despite the ex-officer who shot him being labelled a racist by police.

AAP · Nov 29, 2024

‘Killed where we live’: domestic violence deaths of NT women draw blunt responses but no action

As NT police say they are ‘overwhelmed’ by the scale of the violence, a federal allocation of $180m sits untouched

The Guardian - AU · Nov 29, 2024

42 Y.O. Woman Killed In Alleged Domestic Violence Stabbing In NT Community Of Lajamanu

A woman has been killed and her partner arrested by NT Police in the community of Lajamanu after an alleged domestic violence stabbing.

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 15, 2024