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Archive for September, 2022
NT community ‘fearful’ after cop shot teen
As the family of a teen shot by Northern Territory police gathered for news about their loved one, they also worried about their safety, an inquest has heard. September 7, 2022 The family of an Indigenous teenager killed by a Northern Territory policeman feared for their lives in the hours after he was shot, an […]
Racist police texts seized, inquest told
A Northern Territory policeman who shot dead an Indigenous teen was found with concerning text messages suggesting he had racist views, an inquest has heard. September 7, 2022 Text messages between a Northern Territory constable who shot and killed an Indigenous teenager and other police officers suggest they had negative attitudes towards Aboriginal people, an inquest […]
Walker inquest told of NT police deception
Northern Territory police deceived Kumanjayi Walker’s community about his death because they were fearful of the repercussions, an inquest has been told. September 6, 2022 A terrified Indigenous community was tricked into believing one of their sons was still alive hours after he had been shot dead by Northern Territory police, an inquest has been told. […]
Plea for police honesty at NT inquest
The Northern Territory police officers involved in the shooting of an Indigenous teenager have been asked to give honest evidence at an inquest into his death. September 6, 2022 Northern Territory police have been asked to give honest evidence at an inquest into the death of an Indigenous teenager shot and killed during an outback arrest. […]
Kumanjayi sent to Don Dale, inquest told
An inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen fatally shot by a Northern Territory policeman has been told he spent time in Don Dale Youth Detention Centre. September 6, 2022 An Indigenous teenager’s traumatic life before he was shot and killed by a Northern Territory policeman during an outback arrest gone wrong has been […]
Kumanjayi’s family to have say at inquest
An inquest into the death of an Indigenous teenager shot and killed by a Northern Territory policeman will hear from his family when it resumes. September 6, 2022 The family of an Indigenous teenager fatally shot by a Northern Territory policeman during an outback arrest will give evidence when an inquest into his death resumes. […]
Anger as NT cop objects to inquest scope
Counsel assisting a coronial inquest into an Indigenous teen’s shooting death has expressed frustration over a policeman’s objections to the hearing. September 5, 2022 It is disappointing lawyers for the Northern Territory policeman who fatally shot an Indigenous teenager did not raise objections about an inquest into his death sooner, the counsel assisting the coroner says. […]
Fear after cop shot NT teen, inquest told
An inquest into the death of an Indigenous teenager killed by an NT police constable has been told his family were terrified the night he was fatally shot. September 5, 2022 The family of an Indigenous teenager killed by a Northern Territory policeman have told an inquest into his death about the fear and terror […]
Inquest for Aboriginal teen shot by NT cop
An inquest into the death of Indigenous teen Kumanjayi Walker fatally shot by a NT police constable will try to find answers for his grieving family. September 5, 2022 An inquest into the death of an Indigenous teenager fatally shot by a Northern Territory police officer during an outback arrest gone wrong will try to […]
Inquest to begin for NT teen shot by cop
The actions of the Northern Territory police before and after an Indigenous teen was fatally shot by an officer are set to be examined at a coronial inquest. September 4, 2022 The circumstances surrounding the death of an Indigenous teenager fatally shot by a Northern Territory police officer during an outback arrest gone wrong will […]
Euro air tanker jets to NT after Ukraine
A European air tanker has soared into the skies above the Northern Territory after finishing a NATO mission refuelling jet fighters for the Ukraine conflict. September 3, 2022 A state-of-the-art European air tanker used to refuel fighter jets patrolling the Ukraine conflict has soared into the skies above the Northern Territory. The NATO-nation flown air-to-air refueller […]
Alleged woman drug dealer extradited to WA
A woman accused of trafficking hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of illegal drugs from NSW and Victoria is scheduled to face court in Western Australia. September 1, 2022 A woman accused of trafficking hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of illegal drugs is set to face court in Western Australia after being extradited from […]
Hundreds protest in NT over pay dispute
About a thousand public sector workers in the Northern Territory have gathered to protest the territory government’s four-year pay freeze. September 1, 2022 About a thousand Northern Territory public sector workers have taken part in industrial action over an ongoing pay dispute with the government. Teachers and correctional officers walked off the job in Darwin and […]
More charges following NT girl’s abduction
Police have charged another woman in relation to the abduction of a five-year-old girl who was missing in the Northern Territory for almost a fortnight. September 1, 2022 Another person has been charged in relation to the alleged abduction of a five-year-old girl in the Northern Territory. Police arrested a 50-year-old woman on Thursday after searching […]
NT public sector protest over pay freeze
About a thousand public sector workers in the Northern Territory are expected to take part in a day of action to protest the government’s four-year pay freeze. September 1, 2022 About a thousand Northern Territory public sector workers are expected to take part in industrial action over an ongoing pay dispute with the government. Teachers and […]