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Long-awaited police report on death of Kumanjayi Walker critical of ‘military police response’

Previously confidential report describes ‘warrior-like mentality’ among force that contained ‘vast over-representation of former military members’

The Guardian - AU · May 12, 2023

ICAC clears Michael Gunner of alleged political interference in charging of Zachary Rolfe

Michael Gunner has been cleared of alleged political interference over the decision to charge former Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe with the murder of Kumanjayi Walker.

ABC News · May 12, 2023

Suppression order lifted over police report into death of Kumanjayi Walker

The report contains highly critical reviews of NT Police processes and concerns raised by prosecutors about the expert witnesses called in the murder case against former police officer Zachary Rolfe.

ABC News · May 11, 2023

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Caring for the half-wild dogs of Yuendumu’s Aboriginal community

Gloria Morales has spent decades looking after the dogs of a remote Indigenous community in central Australia.

Al Jazeera · Apr 30, 2023

Zachary Rolfe dismissal 'a win' for Yuendumu community, 'disappointing' for police union

The family of Kumanjayi Walker, the man Zachary Rolfe fatally shot while on police duty in remote Central Australia, say they "feel a grave sense of relief" following Mr Rolfe's dismissal from the NT Police Force.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023

Cardiologists and First Nations leaders on mission to stop rheumatic heart disease in Central Australia

Gavin Wheaton still remembers seeing his first case of rheumatic heart disease in the Central Australian town of Yuendumu 40 years ago. Now, he's one of a group of cardiologists travelling remote areas screening for the disease.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2023

The NT coronial inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has adjourned after two weeks. Here's what happened this week

The inquest into the shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker has adjourned until July after a further two weeks of evidence, with attitudes, culture and discipline within the NT Police force in the spotlight.

ABC News · Mar 11, 2023

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Housing and policing in remote NT communities under scrutiny, as coroner adjourns shooting inquest

The dilapidated state of remote housing in the Northern Territory was probed on the last day of hearings for several months in the coronial inquest into the death of the Indigenous teenager.

ABC News · Mar 10, 2023

Yuendumu property now a ‘memory house’ for Walker

The home where Kumanjayi Walker was shot by police is now a "memory house" and is being removed from the NT's public housing stocks.

The New Daily · Mar 10, 2023

Kumanjayi Walker exhibited additional needs in primary school, but was not assessed until adolescence, coroner hears

The coroner hears how there were "very clear missed opportunities" to assist Kumanjayi Walker as a child, at the inquest into his death in a remote community in 2019.

ABC News · Mar 9, 2023

Former AFP assistant commissioner fronts inquest into death of Kumanjayi Walker in Alice Springs

A former assistant commissioner of the Australian Federal Police has criticised the executive oversight of the team deployed to Yuendumu to arrest Kumanjayi Walker in 2019, describing it as "totally lacking".

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

Walker inquest hears every NT government agency, service provider to be reviewed for systemic racism

Former NT Australian of the Year Leanne Liddle fronts an inquest into the shooting death of an Indigenous man in Alice Springs, telling the coroner she has seen "many" examples of systemic racism in the NT Police Force.

ABC News · Mar 6, 2023

NT Police sergeant tells inquest he did not offer legal defence to Zachary Rolfe during Kumanjayi Walker shooting investigation

Sergeant Ian Nankivell gives evidence to the long-running inquiry into Kumanjayi Walker's death, answering questions about a text message he sent to a colleague of Constable Zachary Rolfe the morning after.

ABC News · Mar 2, 2023

NT Police Deputy Commissioner Murray Smalpage tells Kumanjayi Walker inquest he has seen no evidence of 'systemic' racism in force

While Murray Smalpage said there were improvements to be made within the NT Police force, he stopped short of accepting there was systemic racism within the ranks.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2023

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ABC News · Feb 28, 2023

Northern Territory police need 300 more officers, Deputy Commissioner Murray Smalpage tells Kumanjayi Walker inquest

As the inquest into the police shooting of Yuendumu man Kumanjayi Walker continues, NT Police leadership say their remote operations are dangerously stretched by under-staffing, poor infrastructure and a 30 per cent increase in overall crime.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 28, 2023

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

ABC News · Feb 25, 2023

Yuendumu prepares for the inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death to resume in Alice Springs

The community of Yuendumu is quiet now, but it's about to be back under the national spotlight as the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker resumes.

ABC News · Dec 2, 2022

A coroner has spent three months investigating the death of Kumanjayi Walker at the hands of Constable Zachary Rolfe. Here’s what she found

At the outset of the coronial inquest, NT coroner Elizabeth Armitage asked: “Do I know the story of Kumanjayi Walker and Constable Zachary Rolfe? Do you?” After three months, this is as close as she’s come to an answer.

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ABC News · Nov 29, 2022

Kumanjayi Walker inquest hears another death could happen in Yuendumu if additional support is not provided

A youth worker in Yuendumu told the inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death that more support is needed for young people in the community.

ABC News · Nov 29, 2022

Northern Territory doctor tells Kumanjayi Walker coronial inquest it is 'impossible' to raise healthy children in remote communities

The coroner investigating the death of Kumanjayi Walker has been told an understanding of the difficulty raising healthy children in the poverty of remote communities is "missing across every profession in the NT".

ABC News · Nov 22, 2022

Assistant NT Police Commissioner Martin Dole denies allegations of bias in Constable Zachary Rolfe murder investigation

NT Police Assistant Commissioner Martin Dole, who was previously based in Yuendumu and who oversaw the investigation into Kumanjayi Walker's fatal shooting, says he did not have a conflict of interest in the probe.

ABC News · Nov 18, 2022

As Constable Zachary Rolfe fought for his right to remain silent this week, Kumanjayi Walker's family say they were finally heard

When he was on trial for the murder of Kumanjayi Walker, Constable Zachary Rolfe strolled confidently across town to the Supreme Court each morning. Months after his acquittal, his arrival at the coronial inquest couldn't have been more different.

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.

ABC News · Nov 14, 2022

Coronial inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death visits Yuendumu, including home where he died

House 511 has been viewed thousands of times through the lens of a body-worn camera, but now many of those from the coronial inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker are seeing it in person for the first time.

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