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'Thick as thieves': outback brotherhood ended by crash

A fatal helicopter crash prompted a court case that exposed the cowboy world of crocodile-egg collecting in the Top End, tearing apart an outback brotherhood.

'No winners': reality TV star guilty of crash cover-up

'No winners': reality TV star guilty of crash cover-up

Reality TV star Matt Wright says there are "no winners" after he was found guilty of trying to cover up evidence following a chopper crash that killed his mate.

Collusion allegations aired in reality TV star's trial

Collusion allegations aired in reality TV star's trial

Reality TV star Matt Wright visited an injured pilot in hospital out of concern for his welfare not to ask him to doctor flight records, a jury has heard.

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Witness accused of lying to protect reality TV star

A witness has been accused of wanting to protect reality TV star Matt Wright "at any cost" during a trial over a fatal chopper crash.

Mother denies lying to protect pilot son in fatal crash

The family of a helicopter pilot badly injured in a crash have denied accusations they concocted claims against reality TV star Matt Wright to deflect blame.

Reality TV star 'wanted pilot's phone' after crash

A helicopter crash pilot's mobile phone was wanted by reality TV star Matt Wright, who asked an associate to collect it at a hospital, a jury has heard.

Trial lays bare cowboy chopper ops in croc country

Crocodile eggs, choppers, cover-up claims and cocaine use have been canvassed in evidence during the opening weeks of Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright's trial.

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Walker inquest urged to 'get on with it'

Walker inquest urged to 'get on with it'

The NT coroner investigating the death of an Indigenous teen shot dead by a policeman has been urged to press ahead with hearing evidence.

Zachary Rolfe was allegedly violent during arrests of four Aboriginal males before Kumanjayi Walker shooting

Zachary Rolfe was allegedly violent during arrests of four Aboriginal males before Kumanjayi Walker shooting

Lifting of suppression orders reveals Northern Territory police officer also alleged to have falsified reports after three of the incidents

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Zachary Rolfe trial: Kumanjayi Walker ‘author of his own misfortune’, court told

Zachary Rolfe trial: Kumanjayi Walker ‘author of his own misfortune’, court told

Defence’s closing address calls prosecution witness ‘armchair expert’ and urges against frame-by-frame analysis on final full day of trial

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NT cop's murder trial 'unjustifiable'

NT cop's murder trial 'unjustifiable'

Lawyer David Edwardson QC says Constable Zachary Rolfe should never have been prosecuted for murder and the Crown has not come close to proving his guilt.

Zachary Rolfe trial: police officer charged with murder of Kumanjayi Walker gives evidence

Zachary Rolfe trial: police officer charged with murder of Kumanjayi Walker gives evidence

Rolfe, who the court heard shot Aboriginal man three times while trying to arrest him, called as first defence witness

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NT sergeant tells court Zachary Rolfe is an accurate marksman trained to contain high-risk events

NT sergeant tells court Zachary Rolfe is an accurate marksman trained to contain high-risk events

Rolfe achieved perfect scores in shooting training and was a senior member of the territory’s immediate response team, court hears

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Murder trial of NT police officer Zachary Rolfe finishes first week of evidence over fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker

Murder trial of NT police officer Zachary Rolfe finishes first week of evidence over fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker

More than two years after the Northern Territory police officer was charged over the fatal shooting of Yuendumu teenager Kumanjayi Walker, the prosecution and defence have each begun to make their case.

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Lawyers for Zachary Rolfe accuse Yuendumu police officer Julie Frost of 'concealing' notes about fatal shooting

The defence team in NT police officer Zachary Rolfe's murder trial has pressed the officer-in-charge at Yuendumu over her evidence about the lead-up to the shooting of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker.

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Zachary Rolfe trial: officer in charge denies Kumanjayi Walker arrest was timed to let her sleep

During heated cross-examination, Julie Frost also denies she deliberately withheld evidence

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Zachary Rolfe trial: Kumanjayi Walker shot dead by officer minutes after safe arrest plan briefing, court hears

NT constable’s murder trial hears that family urged Walker to hand himself in after he earlier threatened officers with an axe

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‘He might get shot’: Kumanjayi Walker threatened officers with axe three days before fatal police shooting, court hears

NT police officer’s murder trial hears details of earlier arrest attempt by different officers

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Jury in Zachary Rolfe murder trial shown video of Kumanjayi Walker threatening police with axe days before fatal shooting

A police witness has told the murder trial of NT police officer Zachary Rolfe that he did not believe the teenager intended to use the axe during a confrontation three days before the fatal shooting.

Defence says Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe was following training when he fatally shot Indigenous teenager

Defence lawyers in the murder trial of Constable Zachary Rolfe have told the court the officer was doing his job when he shot 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker during an attempted arrest.

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