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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.

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'Undeniable': police label ex-cop a racist at inquest

The police officer who shot Kumanjayi Walker in a botched arrest has been labelled a racist by his former employer at an inquest into the death.

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Zachary Rolfe’s ego ‘had a lot to do with’ Kumanjayi Walker’s shooting death, NT inquest told

Coroner urged not to ‘sugarcoat’ police officer’s actions as inquest nears end

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‘This is our horror’: the grim stories driving the Northern Territory’s reckoning with domestic violence

Since 2000, 81 women in the NT have died as a result of domestic violence, 93% of them Aboriginal – a landmark inquiry is looking at what went wrong

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Month-long inquest to probe Westfield stabbing rampage

An inquest will examine how and why six people were stabbed to death during a brutal knife rampage at a shopping centre involving a mentally ill man.

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'Truly shocking': details of horror domestic violence

The killings of Kumanjayi Haywood, Ngeygo Ragurrk, Miss Yunupingu and Kumarn Rubuntja are "truly shocking", according to submissions to the NT coroner.

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Changes urged as shocking' reality' of DV is exposed

Killings of four Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory have put the spotlight back on domestic and family violence just days out from the election.

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Man shot dead by corrections officer was no threat: mum

The mother of an Indigenous man shot dead as he fled from custody says she holds no animosity towards the correctional officer who killed her son.

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Law change for officers aired after prisoner shot dead

Reforms could be needed to prevent another incident like the shooting death of an Indigenous man who ran from custody, a coroner has heard.

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Family still pained by Kumanjayi Walker's death

Kumanjayi Walker's family has shared their memories of the 19-year-old with a coronial inquest, saying they are still pained by his death.

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Zachary Rolfe tells inquest he's 'bored' of process

An inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has heard the former NT police officer who fatally shot the 19-year-old is "bored" of the ongoing process.

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NT police sergeant shared photo of topless Aboriginal woman with other officers, inquest told

Police commissioner Michael Murphy tells court he did not accept recommendation to demote the sergeant because he admitted sharing the photo and was contrite

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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.

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Killer cop denies lying at murder trial of teenager

A policeman who was acquitted of murder after he shot and killed an Indigenous teen during an arrest has denied lying at his criminal trial.

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Inquest into frog-poison death paused for new witnesses

Publicity around a man's death at a spiritual health retreat has prompted witnesses to come forward with information but it will take a court time to hear it.

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‘Elder’ at spiritual retreat told not to send man affected by frog toxin to hospital, NSW inquest hears

Psychotherapist at retreat tells inquest she was told ‘no hospital’ after expressing concern for Jarrad Antonovich, who died later that night

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Kumanjayi Walker inquest: coroner declines Zachary Rolfe’s request to recuse herself from case

Rolfe had applied for Elisabeth Armitage to recuse herself on the grounds of apprehended bias after she met Yuendumu community members

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Rolfe evidence in Kumanjayi Walker case delayed again

Zachary Rolfe is seeking to have Northern Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage recuse herself from the inquiry into Rolfe’s 2019 killing of Kumanjayi Walker.

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Rolfe evidence in Kumanjayi Walker inquest delayed again

Zachary Rolfe is seeking to have Northern Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage recuse herself from the inquiry into Rolfe’s 2019 killing of Kumanjayi Walker.

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Kumanjayi Walker inquest: coroner to decide on recusing herself after Zachary Rolfe questions impartiality

Application by the former NT police officer increases chance case could be further delayed

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Errors and loopholes allowed NT man to drink and drive night he killed partner

Staff at an Alice Springs pokies club handed car keys to a heavily intoxicated man and removed the woman he was being aggressive towards.

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Police allowed 9 minutes for a domestic violence assessment, inquest hears

A 17-year-old girl called triple zero because her mother was being attacked by a man who’d previously killed a woman. Police called her ‘the problem’.

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Police officer who led investigation into Brittany Higgins's rape allegation reveals he is sexual assault survivor

Detective Superintendent Scott Moller tells an ACT board of inquiry that he was sexually assaulted 45 years ago.

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‘Guardians’ told Ayahuasca ceremony participants to ignore dying man, NSW inquest told

Dentist tells coroner he heard the laboured breathing of a visibly unwell man in the silence between songs

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Ambulance officers not told about dying man's use of powerful psychedelic and Kambo frog poison

The first call for help to the ambulance service suggested Jarred Antonovich, who had a swollen face and was in "discomfort", was suffering an asthma attack.

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