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Archive for October, 2022
NT cop not racist when Indigenous man shot
An inquest for an Indigenous teen shot dead by an NT policeman has heard the officer acted courteously to remote community members despite sending racist texts. October 18, 2022 A Northern Territory policeman accused of “disgusting” racism was respectful to Indigenous residents in a remote community before he shot one of their beloved sons dead, an inquest […]
NT cop not racist when teen shot dead
An inquest for an Indigenous teen shot dead by an NT policeman has heard the officer acted courteously to remote community members despite sending racist texts. October 18, 2022 A Northern Territory policeman didn’t repeat his racist remarks before he shot an Indigenous teenager dead and was respectful to remote community members, an inquest has been told. […]
NT cop ‘unprofessional’ before teen shot
An inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen shot dead by an NT policeman has heard one of his colleagues acted unprofessionally towards a community member. October 18, 2022 A policeman who was wrestling with an Indigenous teenager when another officer shot him dead in a remote Northern Territory community acted unprofessionally in the […]
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. October 17, 2022 A Northern Territory policeman who shot an Indigenous teenager dead told his team they were on a mission to arrest the young man but it wasn’t correct, an […]
NT cop says teen arrest plan not passed on
An inquest into an Indigenous teen’s shooting death has heard the policeman who pulled the trigger incorrectly briefed his team about the bungled arrest. October 17, 2022 A Northern Territory police officer who shot an Indigenous teenager dead during a bungled arrest in a remote community told his team members they were on a mission […]
Vic rivers set to peak as flooding worsens
Several swollen Victorian rivers are predicted to peak on Monday as flooding affecting thousands of people in the state’s north worsens. October 17, 2022 Residents along several swollen Victorian rivers are bracing for the worst with the authorities predicting flooding in state’s north will break records. Emergency warnings remain in place for multiple areas, including […]
NT cop at shooting to face teen’s inquest
An inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen shot dead by a Northern Territory policeman is set to hear evidence from an officer who witnessed the incident. October 17, 2022 The Northern Territory policeman who was wrestling with an Indigenous teenager when he was shot dead by another officer during a bungled arrest is […]
ADF called in to help flood-hit Victoria
The ADF has been called in to help flood victims in Victoria, with authorities predicting more than 7500 proprieties could be impacted October 16, 2022 The Australian Defence Force will increase its assistance to flood-affected residents in Victoria amid a worsening crisis across the state’s north. Premier Daniel Andrews says some families will not the […]
Flood crisis worsens in Victoria’s north
Victoria has been hit by widespread flooding, with more than 600 homes and businesses inundated and dozens of people rescued from the rising water. October 16, 2022 Flooding in Victoria’s north continues to worsen, with thousands of homes under threat and dozens of people rescued from the rising water. Emergency authorities have ordered residents in Charlton […]
Life with no parole for NT triple murderer
Ben Hoffmann will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering three people and killing another during a drug-fuelled shooting rampage across Darwin. October 13, 2022 A “cowardly” gunman who murdered three people and killed another during a drug-fuelled shooting spree across Darwin will spend the rest of his life in prison with […]
ADF heads north to boost ties with allies
Almost 2000 sailors, soldiers and aviators are en route to 14 neighbouring nations to boost Australia’s ties with its military partners. October 13, 2022 Hundreds of sailors, soldiers and aviators have set sail for the Indo-Pacific region to help bolster Australia’s ties with its military partners. The Defence regional engagement exercise is the largest ever, […]
NT triple murder gets life with no parole
Ben Hoffmann will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering three people and killing another during a drug-fuelled shooting rampage across Darwin. October 13, 2022 A “cowardly” gunman who murdered three people and killed another during a drug-fuelled shooting spree across Darwin will spend the rest of his life in prison with […]
NT gunman to be sentence for triple murder
Convicted murderer Ben Hoffmann is scheduled to be sentenced for murdering three people and and killing another during a shooting spree across Darwin in 2019. October 13, 2022 A gunman convicted of murdering three people and killing another during a drug-fuelled shooting spree across Darwin is set to be sentenced. Benjamin Glenn Hoffmann pleaded guilty […]
NT nurses didn’t follow boss’s plan
A Northern Territory inquest into an Indigenous teen’s shooting death has heard nurses evacuated from a remote community didn’t follow their boss’s plan. October 13, 2022 Nurses evacuated from a remote Northern Territory community didn’t follow their boss’s plan before a policeman shot an Indigenous teenager dead during a bungled arrest, an inquest has been […]
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. October 12, 2022 A mob pelted a forgotten ambulance crew with rocks in a remote Northern Territory community after they were used as a decoy to evacuate a […]
Nurse afraid of NT teen shot dead by cops
An NT inquest into an Indigenous teen’s shooting death has been told a health worker was afraid of the Walpiri man and he was protected by his community. October 12, 2022 A health worker has told an inquest she was afraid of an Indigenous teenager shot dead by police during a bungled arrest in a remote Northern […]
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. October 11, 2022 Health workers blamed for an Indigenous teenager’s death after they were evacuated from his remote Northern Territory community over safety fears shouldn’t have fled, a nurse has told an inquest […]
NT nurses found pick axe before fleeing
An NT inquest into an Indigenous teen’s shooting death has heard an intruder used a pick axe during an attempted break-in before nurses fled in his community. October 11, 2022 Health workers in a remote Northern Territory community found a pick axe outside their quarters after a would-be intruder attempted to break in, an inquest […]
Defence works to disrupt flights in Darwin
Darwin International Airport says flights are being disrupted for more than a year to allow the Australian Defence Force to complete runway maintenance. October 11, 2022 Flights in and out of Darwin International Airport are likely to be disrupted for more than a year as the Australian Defence Force undertakes runway maintenance works. The main runway […]
NT nurses felt targeted before teen shot
An NT inquest into an Indigenous teen’s shooting death has heard nurses in his remote community felt targeted by criminals before they fled over safety fears. October 11, 2022 Health workers who fled a remote Northern Territory community over safety fears hours before police shot and killed an Indigenous teenager believed they were being targeted […]
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. October 10, 2022 Health workers evacuated from a remote Northern Territory community before police shot dead an Indigenous teenager should have considered the risks to residents when they left, an inquest […]
Anger at absent NT medicos after teen shot
An inquest into an Indigenous teen’s shooting death has heard some members of his community blamed absent health workers for his death. October 10, 2022 Health workers evacuated from a remote Northern Territory community over safety fears before police shot and killed an Indigenous teenager were blamed for this death, an inquest has been told. Kumanjayi […]
Cops set to give evidence at NT inquest
An inquest into an Indigenous teen’s death is set to hear evidence from the policeman responsible for briefing the officers involved in the fatal shooting. October 10, 2022 The Northern Territory policeman who sent the officers involved in an Indigenous teenager’s shooting death during a bungled arrest is expected to give evidence when an inquest […]
Nurses to speak at Walker inquest
An inquest into Kumanjayi Walker’s shooting death will hear from two nurses that worked in the remote community where the Indigenous teen died. October 10, 2022 Two nurses who fled a remote community before a Northern Territory policeman shot an Indigenous teenager dead are expected to give evidence when an inquest resumes. Kumanjayi Walker, 19, […]