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Archive for September, 2022
Tourist finds human skull near Darwin
Human skeletal remains have been found by a bushwalking tourist and his dog in Darwin’s outskirts where forensic experts are processing the grim discovery. September 30, 2022 A bushwalking tourist and his dog have discovered a human skull and other skeletal remains while hiking through thick bush on Darwin’s outskirts. Northern Territory police have established […]
Parks in the clear over sacred Kakadu site
Parks Australia is immune from prosecution in the Northern Territory after it allegedly illegally disturbed a Kakadu Aboriginal sacred site, a court has found. September 30, 2022 The Commonwealth is immune from criminal prosecution after allegedly illegally disturbing an Aboriginal sacred site at a former movie set in Kakadu National Park, a court has determined. […]
Indigenous soldiers war service remembered
The Australian Defence Force has joined Indigenous leaders in the NT to commemorate the formation of an Arnhem Land army unit that protected the nation in WWII. September 30, 2022 As the WWII conflict in Asia pushed south towards Australia, warring Indigenous clans in Arnhem Land unified to defend the nation from the Japanese. The three […]
NT inquest weighs up evidence about cop
An inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen shot by a Northern Territory policeman should hear controversial evidence about the officer, it has been told. September 29, 2022 Controversial evidence about the Northern Territory police officer who shot an Indigenous teenager dead during a botched outback arrest is more relevant than ever, an inquest […]
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. September 28, 2022 Police legal representation at an inquest into an Indigenous teenager’s shooting death during a botched arrest may more than double if the Northern Territory officers’ union has its way. Kumanjayi […]
NT cops stop inquest amid tough evidence
An inquest into the death of an Indigenous teenager shot dead during a botched outback arrest has been unexpectedly adjourned at the request of NT police. September 28, 2022 The Northern Territory Police Force has had the inquest into the death of an Indigenous teenager shot dead during a botched outback arrest adjourned after a […]
Top cop unaware of racism before shooting
A Northern Territory police team wouldn’t have been sent to arrest an Indigenous teen if it was known they were sending racist texts, an inquest has been told. September 28, 2022 A Northern Territory police team involved in the shooting death of an Indigenous teenager would not have been sent to a remote community if […]
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. September 27, 2022 Northern Territory police commandeered a Royal Flying Doctor Service plane to deceive a remote Indigenous community after an officer shot dead an Aboriginal teenager during a […]
NT cops in teen shooting ‘ill-disciplined’
The Northern Territory police team involved in the shooting death of Indigenous teen Kumanjayi Walker lacked discipline, an inquest into the death has heard. September 27, 2022 The Northern Territory police team involved in the shooting death of an Indigenous teenager were ill-disciplined, an inquest into the death has been told. Kumanjayi Walker, 19, died […]
More racist police texts aired at inquest
Racist texts sent by Northern Territory police officers, including a constable who shot dead an Indigenous teen, have dominated an inquest into the death. September 27, 2022 A Northern Territory policeman’s concerning text messages before he shot an Indigenous teenager dead have again dominated an inquest into the death. Kumanjayi Walker, 19, died after Constable […]
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. September 26, 2022 A Northern Territory policeman’s evidence before he was acquitted at trial of murdering an Indigenous teenager may have been contaminated, a top-ranking officer says. Constable Zachary […]
No approval to arrest Walker, inquest told
An NT assistant police commissioner has told an inquest into Kumanjayi Walker’s death officers involved in his shooting weren’t approved to arrest him. September 26, 2022 The Northern Territory police team involved in the shooting death of an Indigenous teenager weren’t authorised to carry out the arrest that led to the incident, a top-ranking officer […]
Navies of seven seas hone warcraft off NT
Sailors and pilots from around the world have fought mock battles and simulated maritime warfare during Exercise Kakadu off the Northern Territory coast. September 23, 2022 Australian sailors have practised defending their warship from attacking aircraft and missiles in mock battles during navy war games off the Northern Territory. The maritime warfare training is part […]
NT police officer’s sorrow over dead teen
A Northern Territory police officer has told an inquest she is sorry the Yuendumu community was misled after one of her colleagues shot Kumanjayi Walker dead. September 23, 2022 A Northern Territory police officer has apologised to a remote Indigenous community that was misled after one of her colleagues shot an Aboriginal teenager dead. Kumanjayi […]
Sailors of seven seas hone naval warcraft
Sailors and pilots from around the world have fought mock battles and simulated maritime operations as part of Exercise Kakadu off the Northern Territory coast. September 23, 2022 Thousands of sailors, pilots, submariners and defence experts have sharpened their skills in the biggest naval war games ever held in Australian waters. About 3000 personnel from […]
NT teen’s inquest scope argument to resume
An inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen shot dead by a Northern Territory policeman resumes with legal argument about its scope and proposed evidence. September 12, 2022 An inquest into the death of an Indigenous teenager shot by a Northern Territory policeman could be derailed as argument about its scope and evidence handed to […]
NT coroner could step aside over Rolfe
The coroner at the inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen shot dead by Northern Territory police has seen redacted reports and may have to stand down. September 9, 2022 Lawyers for a Northern Territory policeman who shot dead an Indigenous teenager during an outback arrest say the coroner at his inquest may have to […]
Focus on NT cop at inquest to be debated
A decision on whether an inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen should look into the policeman who shot him dead could be made on Friday. September 9, 2022 An inquest into the death of an Indigenous teenager shot dead by a Northern Territory policeman will turn its attention to controversial evidence about the officer. […]
Teen shot dead by police ‘no big threat’
The teen who police shot dead in Yuendumu posed no threat to residents of the Northern Territory town, a community police officer has told a coronial inquiry. September 8, 2022 An Indigenous teenager shot dead by Northern Territory police during an attempted arrest wasn’t a threat to his remote community, an inquest has been told. […]
Kumanjayi Walker not a ‘threat’, inquest told
A policeman has told an inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen shot dead by a Northern Territory constable the 19-year-old wasn’t a “big threat”. September 8, 2022 An Indigenous teenager shot dead by Northern Territory police during an attempted arrest wasn’t a threat to his remote community, an inquest has been told. Kumanjayi Walker, 19, […]
Cops tell inquest Kumanjayi wasn’t a ‘threat’
A policeman has told an inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen shot dead by a Northern Territory constable the 19-year-old wasn’t a “big threat”. September 8, 2022 An Indigenous teenager shot dead by Northern Territory police during an attempted arrest wasn’t a threat to his remote community, an inquest has been told. Kumanjayi Walker, 19, […]
‘War zone’ fears over NT cops’ weapons
A policeman has told an inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen shot dead by Northern Territory officers he feared his town would become a “war zone”. September 8, 2022 When a local policeman spotted Alice Springs officers arriving in his outback community with high-powered weapons to arrest an Indigenous teenager, he worried it […]
NT police shooting response ‘racist’
An inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen shot dead by a Northern Territory policeman has heard the incident is evidence of systemic racism in the force. September 7, 2022 The cousin of an Indigenous teenager shot dead by a Northern Territory constable has told an inquest that racism drove the police response to […]
Fear and confusion after cop shot teen
An inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen shot dead by a Northern Territory constable has heard how police left his family in the dark over the incident. September 7, 2022 The cousin of an Indigenous teenager shot dead by a Northern Territory policeman has told an inquest about the confusion and fear her […]