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Interim report tabled in NT parliament unable to draw a link between child protection referrals and the five-year-old Warlpiri girl’s death

The Guardian - AU · Jul 21

NT police won’t be charged over Kumanjayi White’s death as Lidia Thorpe criticises lack of justice

NT police commissioner acknowledges outcome causes ‘significant distress’ for 24-year-old Warlpiri man’s family and wider community

The Guardian - AU · May 26

Kumanjayi Little Baby vigils: where you can pay your respects to the five-year-old across Australia

Mourners are encouraged to wear pink to the vigils and light a candle for the Warlpiri girl who was allegedly murdered in Alice Springs

The Guardian - AU · May 6

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Jefferson Lewis charged with murder over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby near Alice Springs

Warlpiri girl went missing on Saturday 25 April from a town camp and was found dead five days later

The Guardian - AU · May 2

Kumanjayi Little Baby: desperate hope, grief and a loss that’s ‘too traumatising to talk about’

The death of a five-year-old Warlpiri girl has sent Mparntwe/Alice Springs into a deep grief, but locals say the search showcased the town at its best

The Guardian - AU · 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

‘No empty words’: Kumanjayi Walker’s family prepare for coroner’s final report with call for ‘real action’

Findings will be handed down almost five years after the Warlpiri man died during a bungled arrest in the remote Northern Territory community of Yuendumu

The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2025

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A scuffle in the lolly aisle. The sickening death toll climbs. Another family face gut-wrenching grief

Australians will rally this weekend to mourn Kumanjayi White, a Warlpiri man with disabilities who stopped breathing after being restrained by NT police

The Guardian - AU · Jun 4, 2025

Family of Warlpiri man who died after being restrained by police in supermarket demands independent inquiry

Exclusive: Lawyer for 24-year-old’s family asks NT police to ‘appoint independent body from another state or territory to undertake investigation’ after Alice Springs death

The Guardian - AU · May 30, 2025

Return of artefacts after 50 years 'will be remembered'

Two dozen significant objects have been returned to Warlpiri people, who say the artefacts will be instrumental in preserving and continuing cultural practice.

AAP · Oct 24, 2024

Kumanjayi Walker inquest: racist language ‘normalised’ in NT police, Zachary Rolfe tells court

Inquest hears elite tactical unit held annual racist mock award but former police officer who shot Warlpiri man says he does not believe Aboriginal people were treated differently

The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2024

Deputy commissioner highly critical of botched arrest of Kumanjayi Walker, inquest hears

Murray Smalpage tells coroner he is ‘struggling to find a reason’ for deviation from arrest plan on day Warlpiri teen was killed by Zachary Rolfe

The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2023

Kumanjayi Walker death: police officer stood down from inquest over ‘unanticipated’ evidence

Hearing into death of Warlpiri teenager unexpectedly adjourned after evidence from Supt Jody Nobbs

The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2022

Kumanjayi Walker inquest: officer says police feared ‘cultural payback’ if community knew of death

Sgt Christopher Hand tells inquest he was concerned of ‘safety risk’ to police if Yuendumu community found out Warlpiri man had died

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2022

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 29, 2022

Family of Kumanjayi Walker say they were not adequately consulted over inquest timing

Warlpiri man’s family says they can’t participate in any ‘meaningful’ way in the three-month hearings as currently planned

The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2022

Evidence not examined in Zachary Rolfe trial could be scrutinised at Kumanjayi Walker’s inquest

A brief hearing on Tuesday could provide insight into what issues will be examined at the Warlpiri man’s inquest later this year

ABC News · Mar 14, 2022

NT Police Association accuses government of 'political interference', calls for investigation into Zachary Rolfe's murder charge

The head of the NT's police union is calling for an independent investigation into the decision to charge Constable Zachary Rolfe with murder four days after the death of Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker.

The Guardian - AU · Mar 10, 2022

Judge urges jurors to ‘guard against’ emotion when considering verdict in Zachary Rolfe murder trial

A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the case of the Northern Territory constable charged with the murder of Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 2022

Zachary Rolfe trial: Kumanjayi Walker continued to struggle after being shot, court hears

Sgt Adam Eberl, the only other person in the room when Rolfe shot the Warlpiri man, continues his evidence in murder trial

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18, 2022

Zachary Rolfe trial: second bullet likely caused Kumanjayi Walker’s death, court hears

Trauma surgeon testifies in Northern Territory supreme court the Warlpiri man could have survived being shot the first time

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