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The Indigenous people killed by police in Australia

After recent acquittals of police officers, Indigenous Australians ask ‘when are they going to stop killing us?’

Al Jazeera

United Workers Union formally demands NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker resign as head of fire service

The union representing firefighters has launched an extraordinary attack on the Northern Territory Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker, over disputed comments allegedly made at a meeting of recruit firefighters.

ABC News

Kumanjayi inquest to probe cop's drug use

An inquest into the death of an Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker will examine whether Northern Territory police constable Zachary Rolfe was using drugs.

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The 'past conduct' of police officer Zachary Rolfe will be explored during coronial inquest into death of Kumanjayi Walker

Police policies, procedures, recruitment and training are among issues set to be explored during a coronial inquest into the 2019 death of Kumanjayi Walker in Yuendumu.

ABC News

Kumanjayi's community wants Rolfe retrial

The Walpiri community in the Northern Territory wants the policeman who fatally shot an Indigenous teenager retried for murder after a jury acquitted him.

AAP

Yuendumu elders call for change after record NT Police funding boost, as union welcomes spend

Elders in the remote community of Yuendumu want more funds directed into night patrols and community mediation, while the union says a record funding boost to NT Police will bring "respite" to overworked officers.

ABC News

NT police shot man with spear four times

Northern Territory police allegedly shot an Aboriginal man four times when officers fired six rounds at him as he tried to throw a spear at officers in March.

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NT man shot by police charged over spear

An Aboriginal man shot by police after he attempted to throw a spear at officers has been summonsed to appear in a Northern Territory court.

AAP

Zachary Rolfe’s ex-fiancee told detectives he spoke of getting paid holiday if he shot someone, court documents show

Police officer denies making comments, which are alleged in an interview and statement released by Northern Territory supreme court

The Guardian - AU

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

Northern Territory Coroner acknowledges grief of Yuendumu community ahead of inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death

The Acting Northern Territory Coroner has acknowledged the "grief and shock" felt by community members after the shooting of Kumanjayi Walker, in the first hearing ahead of a coronial inquest into his death.

ABC News

Aboriginal teen's inquest to seek 'truth'

An inquest in Alice Springs will examine police conduct on the day Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker was fatally shot by an officer as he resisted arrest.

AAP

Northern Territory's ICAC announces investigation into Constable Zachary Rolfe's arrest over fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker

After accusations of political interference, the Northern Territory's Independent Commissioner Against Corruption says he will investigate the decision to charge Constable Zachary Rolfe with murder, over the shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker in 2019.

ABC News

NT ICAC launches Rolfe investigation

The Northern Territory anti-corruption commissioner will investigate the decision to prosecute Constable Zachary Rolfe over Kumanjayi Walker's shooting death.

AAP

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The Guardian - AU

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

The Guardian - AU

Jurors who sat in the Zachary Rolfe murder trial might now feel cheated – that’s understandable

In criminal trials, the information that is excluded from a jury can be just as important as the information they get to see and hear

The Conversation

The Kumanjayi Walker murder case echoes a long history of police violence against First Nations people

Readers are advised that the following article contains the names and images of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons. This article also contains mention of past deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. There is also mention of sexual assault.

ABC News

NT Police Commissioner rejects political interference claims in Constable Zachary Rolfe murder charge

The Northern Territory's top police officer says he had no prior knowledge of a decision to charge Constable Zachary Rolfe with murder four days after the death of Kumanjayi Walker.

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Rolfe case claims 'sadden' NT police chief

The Northern Territory's police commissioner has explained how the decision was made to charge Constable Zachary Rolfe with Kumanjayi Walker's murder.

The Guardian - AU

Zachary Rolfe investigated for alleged perjury but police found insufficient evidence, court documents show

Investigation followed judge saying Rolfe had “lied” in his evidence about arrest of Indigenous man in 2018 Alice Springs court case

ABC News

NT Chief Minister says Zachary Rolfe's Immediate Response Team disbanded following shooting of Kumanjayi Walker

The specialist police unit that was sent to Yuendumu to arrest Kumanjayi Walker before he was fatally shot by Constable Zachary Rolfe is no longer in existence, Michael Gunner has revealed.

ABC News

NT Police investigated Zachary Rolfe for alleged perjury but decided not to pursue charge, court documents show

Newly released court documents show NT Police was investigating Constable Zachary Rolfe for alleged perjury on another matter around the time of the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker, but decided not to pursue the charge due to a lack of evidence.

ABC News

Yuendumu community comes together for strength and mourning following acquittal of Zachary Rolfe

Anguish, grief, strength, spirit. This is how a desert community "let everything out" hours after NT Police constable Zachary Rolfe was found not guilty over the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker.

ABC News

Here's what the jurors in the murder trial of Constable Zachary Rolfe weren't allowed to hear before handing down their verdict

For five weeks, jurors listened to evidence in one of Australia's most high-profile murder trials. Now, some of the information jurors were barred from hearing can finally be published.

The Guardian - AU

Zachary Rolfe was allegedly violent during arrests of four Aboriginal males before Kumanjayi Walker shooting

Lifting of suppression orders reveals Northern Territory police officer also alleged to have falsified reports after three of the incidents

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