A former Northern Territory constable sent a series of racist, homophobic and sexist text messages to friends months before he killed an Indigenous man.
Former Northern Territory Police constable Zachary Rolfe continues to give evidence on the death of a teenager he shot, after his claims of racism within the force prompted the commissioner to launch a probe into police culture.
Zachary Rolfe, who shot and killed teenager Kumanjayi Walker in 2019 will give his final evidence at an inquest into the death as it resumes in Alice Springs.
Zachary Rolfe's lawyers say a coroner did not "distance herself" from conversations about "spearing"t he former cop as punishment for Kumanjayi Walker's death.
A Northern Territory coroner has been asked to consider recusing herself from an inquest due to 'apprehended bias' against former police officer Zachary Rolfe.
A Northern Territory court has ruled against ex-constable Zachary Rolfe in his bid not to answer questions at an inquest into the death of an Indigenous man.
The anti-corruption watchdog has cleared the NT's former chief minister of politically interfering in the decision to charge a policeman with a man's murder.
Government departments missed opportunities that could have changed the trajectory for Kumanjayi Walker and his family, an inquest into the Indigenous teenager's death has been told.Â
Text messages saying how Constable Zachary Rolfe could justify his shooting of an Indigenous teen weren't meant to be sent to the officer, an inquest has heard.
A senior police officer has told the Kumanjayi Walker inquest that a special unit deviated from a plan to arrest him and it should have used different tactics.
