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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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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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Video of fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker by NT police officer Zachary Rolfe shown at murder trial

Body-worn camera footage played in the murder trial of NT police officer Zachary Rolfe shows the moment Yuendumu teenager Kumanjayi Walker was shot during an attempted arrest. WARNING: This article contains the footage of the shooting.

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Murder-accused cop's team 'ignored plan'

A senior police officer drew up a plan to arrest Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker early in the morning but Constable Zachary Rolfe's team had other ideas.

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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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Zachary Rolfe trial: police officer said ‘it’s all good – he was stabbing me’ moments after Indigenous man was shot, court hears

Prosecutor in murder trial of Kumanjayi Walker tells court Rolfe knew his actions were not reasonable but defence says he made ‘split-second decision’

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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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Zachary Rolfe: NT police officer involved in fatal shooting had ‘extensive’ firearms experience, court hears

Former soldier charged with murder of Kumanjayi Walker had little experience in remote communities trial hears

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Zach Rolfe murder trial: Case against NT police officer hinges on whether two of three shots were legally justified, court told

The prosecution opens its case against NT police officer Zachary Rolfe, who has pleaded not guilty over the fatal shooting of Yuendumu teenager Kumanjayi Walker in 2019.

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Murder trial of NT Police officer Zachary Rolfe over the shooting death of Kumanjayi Walker begins today

Constable Zachary Rolfe has pleaded not guilty to three charges laid after the 2019 shooting of teenager Kumanjayi Walker in Yuendumu. A jury is set to be selected this morning to hear three weeks of evidence.

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Zachary Rolfe trial: Kumanjayi Walker's death, Yuendumu's grief and the constable charged with murder

More than two years after Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker died in custody after a police shooting in Yuendumu, a murder trial will be closely watched by people everywhere from the nation's red centre all the way to its coastlines.

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Elderly woman forced to isolate under a tree in remote community due to lack of facilities

Quarantine facilities desperately needed in Yuendumu where Covid has ripped through community, relative says

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COVID updates: All the coronavirus news from across Australia in the one place — as it happened

All the COVID-19 news from across Australia on Monday, January 24 — as it happened

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Lockout extended in Alice Springs, Amoonguna, Yuendumu and Yuelumu as the NT records 314 new cases

A lockout has been extended in Alice Springs, and the remote communities of Amoonguna, Yuendumu and Yuelamu for a further seven days, NT Health Minister Natasha Fyles says.

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NT Aboriginal community demands answers after residents sent home from quarantine test positive for Covid

Yuendumu community ‘very angry’ after close contacts flown home ‘unexpectedly’ from Alice Springs

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Brother of missing Perth woman wants accountability for missing, murdered Indigenous women

Perth man Eric Hayward moved to Alice Springs to look for his missing sister, Rebecca Hayward, saying police "gave up far too easy".

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COVID-19 hospital cases in the Northern Territory rise to 48, with 418 new infections recorded

The number of people with COVID-19 in Northern Territory hospitals has grown to 48, with seven of those patients requiring oxygen. No patients are in intensive care.

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Indigenous people at risk of missing out on crucial COVID-19 treatment, peak health body says

A health expert has warned that Indigenous people with COVID-19 may not get the treatment they need, as reporting systems struggle to keep up with soaring case numbers.

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