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Australian Human Rights Commission president calls for end to police investigating deaths in police custody

Hugh de Kretser said independent police oversight authorities should be established in all jurisdictions to stem the ‘mistrust and injustice’ of police investigating themselves

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Calls for external death-in-custody inquiry 'appalling'

Federal politicians who called for death-in-custody inquiries to be independent of a territory's police force have been blasted by a chief minister.

AAP

Probe into Indigenous man's death after airport custody

A coroner will investigate the death of an Aboriginal man in custody after Australian Federal Police apprehended him allegedly intoxicated at an airport.

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'Shame on you': united call for death-in-custody action

Hundreds of people have gathered to demand justice over the death of a young Aboriginal man in custody, marking the beginning of events planned nationwide.

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Top minister rejects external death in custody probe

A chief minister has rejected calls for an external inquiry into the death in custody of a young and mentally disabled Aboriginal man.

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Aboriginal man, 24, dies in police custody in Australia’s NT

NT police say ‘the man stopped breathing’ shortly after officers restrained him in a supermarket.

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Cops failed to act above the line with data, phone taps

A scathing ombudsman's review of police surveillance powers found state forces lacking in how they secretly accessed telecommunications data.

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'Inhumane': overcrowded watch house conditions exposed

Two women have described their experiences inside the Alice Springs watch house as hot and overcrowded, with food shortages leaving them "hungry all the time".

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Racism role in death at centre of teen shooting inquiry

A coroner is being urged to discount racism as a cause of an Indigenous teen's death, despite the ex-officer who shot him being labelled a racist by police.

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‘Killed where we live’: domestic violence deaths of NT women draw blunt responses but no action

As NT police say they are ‘overwhelmed’ by the scale of the violence, a federal allocation of $180m sits untouched

The Guardian - AU

42 Y.O. Woman Killed In Alleged Domestic Violence Stabbing In NT Community Of Lajamanu

A woman has been killed and her partner arrested by NT Police in the community of Lajamanu after an alleged domestic violence stabbing.

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Outback Wrangler star to face trial 3 years after crash

Three years after his friend died in a fatal helicopter crash, Outback Wrangler TV star Matt Wright will face trial in Darwin Supreme Court.

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Racism complaint is a 'positive step': NT police boss

A human rights complaint has been lodged against the Northern Territory government and police commissioner on behalf of serving Aboriginal police officers.

AAP

'Truly shocking': details of horror domestic violence

The killings of Kumanjayi Haywood, Ngeygo Ragurrk, Miss Yunupingu and Kumarn Rubuntja are "truly shocking", according to submissions to the NT coroner.

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NT intervention 'totally justified', former PM says

Former prime minister John Howard has defended the NT intervention after the territory's police chief apologised to Indigenous people over the force's actions.

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'A good idea' to acknowledge Australia's history: PM

It's important to acknowledge Australia's history but optimism is needed to move forward, the prime minister says after attending a major Indigenous gathering.

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Plan sought for Alice Springs as curfew cools violence

Authorities will keep tabs on an influx of visitors to Alice Springs after the town emerged from a three-night curfew imposed after an eruption of violence.

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Young child allegedly found in a 'cage' on work site

Investigations are underway over allegations a young child was locked in a makeshift enclosure at a Northern Territory industrial site.

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Police commissioner slams 'disgraceful' certificates

A series of allegedly racist police awards have been made public, sparking outrage from the Northern Territory's top officer.

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'Ashamed' police minister dismisses resignation call

Northern Territory police minister Brent Potter has apologised for a series of Facebook posts involving racist, sexist and homophobic slurs.

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Police minister defends racist Facebook posts

The Northern Territory's police minister has said he does not agree with racist posts he shared on his social media almost a decade ago.

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Senior NT cops deny Rolfe's racism allegations

Four Northern Territory police officers have denied claims of ingrained racism at their annual awards night, after allegations from a former constable.

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NT Police launch racism probe after shock Rolfe claims

Former NT constable Zachary Rolfe has told an inquest into the death of an Indigenous man that racism is endemic in the force, sparking a police investigation.

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Rolfe pushed child, dragged him from bin during arrest

Former Constable Zachary Rolfe, who shot and killed teenager Kumanjayi Walker in 2019, has given evidence about the arrest of a child a year earlier.

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Politician on careless driving charge after car crash

Northern Territory opposition whip Joshua Burgoyne has been charged with driving offences following a traffic accident.

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