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Death in custody legal action against police dropped

Legal action to find out who decided not to prosecute police officers who restrained a young Aboriginal man just before he died has been dropped.

AAP · Aug 13

Family take legal action after death in custody

The family of a man who died in custody after being restrained by police is seeking answers and launching legal action over a decision that no charges be laid.

AAP · Jul 27

Report completed almost a year after death in custody

An external police review of the use of force by officers who held down a young Aboriginal man just before he died is completed ahead of a decision on charges.

AAP · Apr 3

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Coroner's vow to bereaved family after death in custody

The family of an Indigenous man who died in police custody has lashed out over the investigation but have been assured an inquest will aim to uncover the truth.

AAP · Oct 23, 2025

For the remote community of Yuendumu, there’s no justice until its people stop dying

Kumanjayi Walker’s family says the coroner ‘told the truth’ about racism in the Northern Territory – and the solution is to let the community govern itself

The Guardian - AU · Jul 11, 2025

Coroner finds NT police officer who shot Kumanjayi Walker was racist and can’t rule out that racism played a role in fatal shooting

Zachary Rolfe, who shot Walker in Yuendumu in 2019, used unnecessary force during five previous arrests, coroner says

The Guardian - AU · Jul 7, 2025

'Utterly disrespectful': grieving family slam top cop

A coroner has found a police force has the hallmarks of institutional racism, as a grieving family expressed their disappointment in its commissioner.

AAP · Jul 6, 2025

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‘You must step in’: family of Kumanjayi White demand federal government support after death in custody

Grandfather Ned Hargraves says there is ‘no trust’ between the remote community of Yuendumu and NT police

The Guardian - AU · Jun 23, 2025

Grandfather pens letter to PM after death in custody

The family of Kumanjayi White, who died in police custody on May 27, have stepped up their calls for justice and an independent probe into his death.

AAP · Jun 21, 2025

Calls for justice and action on deaths in custody

Calls for justice and reform continue as regional towns and major cities hold vigils marking a national week of action to end Indigenous deaths in custody.

AAP · Jun 6, 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

First Nations Leaders Demand Justice After 9th Indigenous Death In Custody This Year

First Nations leaders are demanding answers after a young Warlpiri man died in NT, marking the 9th Indigenous death in custody this year

Pedestrian.tv · May 30, 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

Police reject independent probe into death in custody

Police have dismissed calls for an independent investigation into a young disabled man's death in custody as community members held an emotional vigil.

AAP · May 29, 2025

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AAP · May 29, 2025

Family wants footage of police death in custody

A community's loss of a second young man in police custody could postpone a long-awaited announcement of coronial findings into the first death.

ABC News · Nov 18, 2022

NT superintendent tells inquest 'abject failure' of policing before fatal shooting in Yuendumu will have 'ripple effect' for years

A superintendent who gave evidence in Constable Rolfe's murder trial says he stands by his view that shots fired at Kumanjayi Walker were unwarranted and not in line with police training.

ABC News · Nov 15, 2022

Yuendumu community calls for drastic changes to the justice system in meetings with NT coroner

The Yuendumu community say they've felt silenced during the three years since Kumanjayi Walker's death and have called for changes in what they see as a one-sided justice system.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 10, 2022

Kumanjayi Walker’s inquest laid bare the scars of NT’s colonial past, and a community fighting for real change

Family members are hopeful the inquest will bring much needed reform to the state’s policing and help heal the trauma of the past

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Al Jazeera · Jun 9, 2022

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?’

ABC News · May 5, 2022

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.

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