Coroner visits NT town where cop shot teen
The coroner in an inquest for an Indigenous teen shot dead by an NT policeman has been welcomed with song and sorrow to the remote community where he died.
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Walker inquest to visit Yuendumu
The Northern Territory inquest into the shooting of Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker will visit Yuendumu later this month.
Disgust and hurt at Rolfe’s racist texts
A Northern Territory Indigenous police officer said he was hurt and disgusted by racist texts found on the phone of fellow officer Zachary Rolfe.
Rolfe bragged about injuring Walker
A text message from a police officer who fatally shot an Indigenous teenager bragged about injuring him, an inquest has been told in Alice Springs.
‘Ruse necessary’ after Walker death
A senior NT police officer says he still believes it was necessary at the time to keep an Indigenous community in the dark about a fatal police shooting.
Fiancee ‘not surprised’ NT cop killed teen
The former fiancee of an NT policeman who killed an Indigenous teenager has told an inquest the officer talked about killing before the incident.
Doctor refused to fly as NT teen lay dying
An inquest for an Indigenous teenager fatally shot by an NT policeman has been told the RFDS refused to fly to his remote community before he died.
Elite NT cop surprised to find teen’s body
The NT policeman who led an elite unit into a remote community after a constable shot an Indigenous teen dead has detailed the uneasy scene he found.
NT cops’ actions probed at teen’s inquest
An inquest for the Indigenous teen shot dead by a Northern Territory policeman has heard more concerning evidence about the behaviour of officers on the job.
NT killer cop cleared before murder charge
A Northern Territory policeman who killed an Indigenous teen was cleared of any wrongdoing before he was charged with murder, an inquest has been told.
Police witnesses resume at Walker inquest
The inquest into the death of Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker will continue to hear evidence from police witnesses.
Walker arrest team ‘randomly’ picked
An inquest for an Indigenous teen shot dead by an NT policeman has heard the team picked to arrest the 19-year-old was randomly chosen.
NT cop warned not to trust other police
An NT policeman was warned his colleagues were snakes he shouldn't trust after he shot an Indigenous teen dead during a bungled arrest, an inquest has heard.
NT killer cop banned from Qld police force
An inquest for the Indigenous teen shot dead by a NT policeman has heard the officer was banned from the Queensland police for 10 years over a violence fine.
NT cop incorrectly briefed team on teen
An inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has heard the policeman who pulled the trigger incorrectly briefed his team before the bungled arrest.
Consultation ‘oversight’ in clinic closure
An inquest into the death of Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker has been told Aboriginal health staff should have been consulted over an evacuation decision.
Little consultation over NT clinic closure
A Northern Territory inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting has been told consultation on a move to withdraw health staff from the town was inadequate.
NT nurses stoned after cops forgot them
An NT inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has heard a nurse used by police to deceive community members was later pelted with rocks and injured.
NT nurses shouldn’t have fled community
An NT inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death has been told health workers evacuated from his remote Northern Territory community shouldn't have left.
NT medicos scared off before Walker death
An inquest into an Indigenous teen's shooting death was told nurses should have considered the risk to community members before they fled over safety fears.
Truck driver fatigue focus during inquest
A coroner will consider fatigue in the transport industry during an inquest into the death of a Queensland truck driver crushed by a steel pipe being offloaded.
Caddick’s husband accepts wife a fraudster
Melissa Caddick's husband has told her inquest he believed his wife was a straight shooter but now understands she was a fraudster.
Husband denies helping Caddick disappear
Melissa Caddick's husband has been questioned at her inquest about deleting text messages and has denied playing any role in his wife's disappearance.
NT cops lawyer up after inquest evidence
Northern Territory police officers are hiring lawyers after a senior officer's damning evidence at an inquest into an Indigenous teenager's shooting death.
Caddick husband’s evidence halted for day
The husband of fraudster Melissa Caddick was too distressed to continue giving evidence at her inquest, the NSW Coroners Court has been told.
Cops used RFDS to deceive remote community
A senior Northern Territory policeman has told an inquest he used an RFDS plane to deceive an Indigenous community after an officer shot a teenager dead.
Caddick’s husband ‘misdescribed events’
Melissa Caddick's husband has denied lying about her disappearance when queried about inconsistencies between a $150,000 TV interview and other statements.
NT cop’s murder trial evidence questioned
An NT police officer's evidence after he shot an Indigenous teen dead may have been contaminated at a barbecue with colleagues, an inquest has been told.
Caddick investigator: ‘I was doing my job’
The corporate watchdog's lead investigator into Melissa Caddick's fraud has denied the suggestion she is responsible for her death.
NT cop says sorry to grieving community
A Northern Territory officer has admitted police made mistakes as she apologised over the death of an Indigenous teenager fatally shot during a failed arrest.
Yuendumu cop shocked by racist texts
A police sergeant has told the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker she would not have called in a special arrest team if she knew some held racist views.