Rolfe dismissal 'glimpse of change' for Walker's family Kumanjayi Walker's family has said the NT Police decision to sack Zachary Rolfe has brought hope for change and accountability. AAP · Apr 5, 2023
The NT government reportedly asked its police commissioner to resign. How did we get here? The NT chief minister's refusal to clarify the status of NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker's position has only added to growing speculation he could be on his way out. Here's how it got to this point. ABC News · Apr 4, 2023
NT Police sack Zachary Rolfe, who shot dead Indigenous teen Kumanjayi Walker A police officer who shot dead an Indigenous teenager in during an outback arrest has been sacked by the Northern Territory Police Force. The New Daily · Apr 4, 2023
NT cop who shot Indigenous teen dead sacked Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe who shot dead an Indigenous teen in a botched outback arrest in 2019 has been sacked. AAP · Apr 4, 2023
Zachary Rolfe formally dismissed from the Northern Territory Police Force NT Police confirms former constable Zachary Rolfe has been dismissed from the force "due to serious breaches of discipline", as his lawyers announce he intends to appeal the decision. ABC News · Apr 4, 2023
Zachary Rolfe expected to appeal dismissal from Northern Territory police His termination follows a statement he published criticising the force and his prosecution over the shooting of Indigenous man Kumanjayi Walker The Guardian - AU · Apr 4, 2023
Zachary Rolfe informed NT police force intends to dismiss him, sources say Sources have told the ABC that Constable Zachary Rolfe has been issued a letter notifying him the NT police force intends to dismiss him. ABC News · Apr 2, 2023
NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker on leave amid reports he has been asked to resign The NT government and police force have confirmed Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker is on leave, amid media reports that he has been asked to resign from his position. ABC News · Apr 1, 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
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
Community police panel wraps up Walker inquest hearings A community policing panel and a senior government official will take the stand on the last day in the latest round of hearings at the Walker inquest. AAP · Mar 9, 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
Kumanjayi Walker inquest told independent prosecutors should have had 'objective oversight' of Zachary Rolfe perjury investigation The Assistant Police Commissioner tells the coronial inquest into the death of Mr Walker that evidence from the perjury investigation into Constable Zachary Rolfe over an allegation that the officer "lied" to a court should have been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions for decision. ABC News · Mar 8, 2023
ABC News · Mar 7, 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".
The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2023 NT police unit involved in Kumanjayi Walker shooting was a ‘paramilitary group’, inquest told Academic also tells coroner that texts sent by constable Zachary Rolfe showed a ‘cowboy’ mindset with a ‘sense of impunity’
The New Daily · Mar 7, 2023 Rolfe police unit ‘definitely a paramilitary group’ A specialist NT police unit sent to arrest Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker was "definitely a paramilitary group", an inquest has been told.
AAP · Mar 6, 2023 Rolfe police unit 'definitely a paramilitary group' A specialist NT police unit sent to arrest Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker was "definitely a paramilitary group", an inquest has been told.
The New Daily · Mar 6, 2023 NT police force plans to retire Kumanjayi Walker shooter Constable Zachary Rolfe An NT police officer who shot and killed an Indigenous teenager is due to be retired from the force based on psychological assessments.
ABC News · Mar 6, 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.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2023 Racism in NT police ‘systemic’, senior Indigenous public servant tells Kumanjayi Walker inquest NT Australian of the Year Leanne Liddle describes consultations to develop an Aboriginal justice agreement as ‘devastating’
AAP · Mar 6, 2023 NT police force plans to retire Walker shooter Rolfe Northern Territory police intend to stand down Constable Zachary Rolfe based on psychological and risk assessments after he fatally shot an Indigenous teen.
ABC News · Mar 4, 2023 Coronial inquest into death of Kumanjayi Walker resumes in Alice Springs with NT Police deputy commissioner After a three-month break, the Northern Territory coroner last week resumed the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker, with a focus on the territory's police force.
ABC News · Mar 3, 2023 Constable Zachary Rolfe's 'excessive' force incidents discovered too late for disciplinary action, Kumanjayi Walker inquest hears Assistant Commissioner Bruce Porter told the coroner that two arrests made by Constable Zachary Rolfe, which were deemed appropriate by his superiors, would have likely been deemed "excessive" upon further review.
AAP · Mar 2, 2023 Lack of cop drug testing policy flagged at inquest An inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker has been told the NT is the only jurisdiction in Australia that does not have drug and alcohol testing for police.