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‘Walker not dangerous’: Rolfe’s partner

Sergeant Adam Eberl has told Constable Zachary Rolfe's murder trial he did not consider Kumanjayi Walker dangerous moments before the teen was fatally shot.

First shot from Rolfe wouldn’t stop Kumanjayi: Doctor

A combat surgeon has told Constable Zachary Rolfe's murder trial that the policeman's first shot would not have stopped Kumanjayi Walker wielding scissors.

Kumanjayi’s mum takes stand at Rolfe trial

Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker was laughing with his mother in the minutes before Constable Zachary Rolfe fatally shot him, a jury has been told.

Zachary Rolfe’s team had their own plan for Walker

One of Zachary Rolfe's police colleagues has told his trial for Kumanjayi Walker's alleged murder that their team had their own plan to arrest the teen.

Juror discharged in Rolfe murder trial, body cam vision shown

The trial for a Northern Territory policeman accused of murdering Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker during a failed outback arrest has lost a juror.

Zachary Rolfe ‘ignored senior NT cop’s orders’

Zachary Rolfe, accused of murdering Aboriginal teenager Kumanjayi Walker, did not follow the arrest plan approved by his senior commander.

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.

Kumanjayi Walker attacked police with axe days before being shot

Three days before Zachary Rolfe shot 19-year-old Aboriginal Kumanjayi Walker during a failed arrest attempt, he ran at an officer with an axe.

Zachary Rolfe trained to incapacitate

Zachary Rolfe, accused of murdering an Aboriginal teen is likely to use three defence strategies to secure a not guilty verdict.

New COVID-19 threat to Rolfe’s murder trial

Less than three weeks from Zachary Rolfe's murder trial, a Darwin court does not have a plan to protect the jury from COVID-19.

Man with Omicron variant arrives in NT

The NT has detected two new COVID-19 infections linked to a locked-down Indigenous community, as the first case of the Omicron variant is confirmed.

ACT, NT euthanasia rights push stalled

Discussion about whether territories should be allowed to make laws on euthanasia has stalled in the Senate after debate was interrupted due to time.

Border breacher lied, stole fuel across NT

A 23-year-old man allegedly lied his way past a Northern Territory COVID-19 border checkpoint before stealing fuel and ignoring quarantine rules.

Desperate race in NT after nine new COVID cases

The NT has nine new COVID-19 cases, as a federal senator reveals her infected sister carried the virus into a remote Aboriginal community.

Northern Territory lockdowns after two new COVID-19 cases

The Northern Territory's Greater Katherine region and the Robinson River community will enter a 72-hour lockdown from 6pm on Monday.

ACT pushing for euthanasia laws

The ACT and NT attorneys-general will press their federal counterpart about territories being unable to legislate on euthanasia.

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