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Deputy commissioner highly critical of botched arrest of Kumanjayi Walker, inquest hears

Murray Smalpage tells coroner he is ‘struggling to find a reason’ for deviation from arrest plan on day Warlpiri teen was killed by Zachary Rolfe

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Yuendumu prepares for the inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death to resume in Alice Springs

The community of Yuendumu is quiet now, but it's about to be back under the national spotlight as the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker resumes.

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A coroner has spent three months investigating the death of Kumanjayi Walker at the hands of Constable Zachary Rolfe. Here’s what she found

At the outset of the coronial inquest, NT coroner Elizabeth Armitage asked: “Do I know the story of Kumanjayi Walker and Constable Zachary Rolfe? Do you?” After three months, this is as close as she’s come to an answer.

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Kumanjayi Walker inquest hears another death could happen in Yuendumu if additional support is not provided

A youth worker in Yuendumu told the inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death that more support is needed for young people in the community.

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Northern Territory doctor tells Kumanjayi Walker coronial inquest it is 'impossible' to raise healthy children in remote communities

The coroner investigating the death of Kumanjayi Walker has been told an understanding of the difficulty raising healthy children in the poverty of remote communities is "missing across every profession in the NT".

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Assistant NT Police Commissioner Martin Dole denies allegations of bias in Constable Zachary Rolfe murder investigation

NT Police Assistant Commissioner Martin Dole, who was previously based in Yuendumu and who oversaw the investigation into Kumanjayi Walker's fatal shooting, says he did not have a conflict of interest in the probe.

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As Constable Zachary Rolfe fought for his right to remain silent this week, Kumanjayi Walker's family say they were finally heard

When he was on trial for the murder of Kumanjayi Walker, Constable Zachary Rolfe strolled confidently across town to the Supreme Court each morning. Months after his acquittal, his arrival at the coronial inquest couldn't have been more different.

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NT superintendent tells inquest 'abject failure' of policing before fatal shooting in Yuendumu will have 'ripple effect' for years

A superintendent who gave evidence in Constable Rolfe's murder trial says he stands by his view that shots fired at Kumanjayi Walker were unwarranted and not in line with police training.

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Yuendumu community calls for drastic changes to the justice system in meetings with NT coroner

The Yuendumu community say they've felt silenced during the three years since Kumanjayi Walker's death and have called for changes in what they see as a one-sided justice system.

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Coronial inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death visits Yuendumu, including home where he died

House 511 has been viewed thousands of times through the lens of a body-worn camera, but now many of those from the coronial inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker are seeing it in person for the first time.

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Call for NT cop's blood over teen shooting

A remote Indigenous community says the Northern Territory policeman who shot a teenager dead should face payback to help it finish grieving.

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Yuendumu community greets coroner investigating death of Kumanjayi Walker with ceremony, song and sorrow

Elisabeth Armitage travelled to tiny NT town to hear first-hand how the 19-year-old’s death had affected community

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Inquest into Northern Territory teen’s death moves to the outback

An inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker at the hands of a NT policeman will hear about the pain his community suffered.

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Northern Territory coroner visits Yuendumu, as Kumanjayi Walker inquest resumes after break over anniversary of fatal shooting

The inquest into 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker's death was suspended last week as his family commemorated the third anniversary of his death. It will resume today in Yuendumu.

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Coroner visits NT town where cop shot teen

The coroner in an inquest for an Indigenous teen shot dead by an NT policeman has been welcomed with song and sorrow to the remote community where he died.

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Passing the halfway point, the coronial inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death has probed the culture inside NT Police

In examining the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker in Yuendumu in 2019, coroner Elizabeth Armitage's inquest has been probing the conduct and culture of the Northern Territory Police Force.

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NT Police officer Jody Nobbs stands by decision to 'deceive' Yuendumu community on night Kumanjayi Walker died

A police officer who chose not to tell the Yuendumu community Kumanjayi Walker had died has defended his decision, saying he used "calculated deception" due to a fear of "cultural payback".

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NT coroner shown 'distressing' video of the moment Kumanjayi Walker's family was informed of his death

Body-worn video of the moment Kumanjayi Walker's family was informed of his death has been played to the Northern Territory coroner, showing police urging his loved ones not to get "angry" and referred to him by an incorrect name.

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Constable Zachary Rolfe asked if body-worn cameras were on after Kumanjayi Walker's death, inquest hears

A dog handler who was in Yuendumu on the night Kumanjayi Walker was shot has told the Northern Territory coroner he can't remember what was said when the body-worn camera was turned off.

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Constable James Kirstenfeldt tells Kumanjayi Walker inquest 'better' arrest plan could have avoided tragedy

One of the five Alice Springs-based officers deployed to Yuendumu on the night Kumanjayi Walker died has told the coronial inquest there were failings in the plan to arrest the young Indigenous man before his shooting death in 2019.

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Sergeant of police team deployed to Yuendumu, used 'filthy, racist terms' in 2019, Kumanjayi Walker inquest hears

The sergeant in charge of the tactical police team deployed to Yuendumu on the night Kumanjayi Walker was shot was involved in sending "racist" text messages.

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NT senator calls for urgent action to tackle Yuendumu crime after attack on grandmother

As feuding among family groups escalates in the remote outback town, Northern Territory Senator Jacinta Price says her grandmother needed to be rushed to hospital with head injuries.

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NT Police Officer Adam Eberl tells Kumanjayi Walker inquest he regrets 'unprofessional' comment made in Yuendumu

Sergeant Adam Eberl has told the coroner a comment he made in response to a Yuendumu community member asking about his AR-15 rifle was "unprofessional".

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NT Health staff have revealed to a coronial inquest why Kumanjayi Walker was left without their assistance on the night he died

When remote nurse Lorraine Walcott arrived in Yuendumu on the night Kumanjayi Walker was shot by Constable Zachary Rolfe, all she could do was officially pronounce the local 19-year-old dead.

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Kumanjayi Walker inquest: the ‘almost impossible’ task of keeping nurses in remote Australia

The inquest into the teen’s death has highlighted how vacancy rates often result in a lack of medical attention

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