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Zachary Rolfe in bid for 'rare' appeal in Kumanjayi Walker inquest

Former Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe is considering an appeal of findings he was "racist" and ignored his training before fatally shooting an Aboriginal teenager in 2019.
A tight close-up of a white man with a beard and moustache - Zacahary Rolfe - with a stern expression, frowning.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Courts

SA Voice to Parliament joint leader on domestic violence charges

Danni Smith has appeared in court charged with assaulting a current or former partner. She says she will fight the charges and they have nothing to do with the Voice.
A woman speaks at a dais in front of a corrugated iron wall inside a buildikng

Published: Source: ABC South East SATopic: Courts

Why this fraudulent funeral insurer won't have to pay a $3.5m fine

But the liquidated Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund, which collapsed in 2022 and lost many Indigenous customers thousands of dollars in premiums, will not have to pay a cent of the penalty.
A yellow, orange and white mini rugby ball with branding of a funeral insurer

Published: Source: ABC KimberleyTopic: Courts

'Proud and deadly' Wiradjuri 13yo takes on nan's ceremony legacy

Jurrah Penrith follows in the footsteps of his elders, delivering Acknowledgements of Country in language on Wiradjuri country "so Aboriginal people can be heard".  
a boy in a black t shirt and an older woman smiling at each other

Published: Source: ABC RiverinaTopic: Indigenous Culture

'We felt racism killed Kumanjayi': Yuendumu responds to coronial finding

Kumanjayi Walker's family members have welcomed the Northern Territory coroner's findings after six years of waiting for answers. As they mourn the death of another loved one, they say the fight for justice isn't over.
An Aboriginal man with a white moustache and beard, white hair, red vest over black shirt with a sombre expression.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Black Deaths In Custody

'That is confronting': NT police executives acknowledge racism within force

An NT police executive says there remain ongoing disciplinary issues in the force involving "incidences where we are dealing with racism", as the organisation commits to rebuilding trust with the community.  
A white man in police uniform standing next to an Aboriginal woman in purple pattern dress, in front of NT and Australia flag
Duration: 2 minutes 2 seconds

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Police

Adults return to the classroom to turn around literacy rates and lives

A program improving literacy rates among Indigenous adults helps more than 500 people change their lives, but advocates say much more is needed to address the problem nationally. 
Aboriginal man with cropped hair and goatee reading a book with the words Yes I can, other people in background.
Duration: 1 minute 46 seconds

Published: Source: ABC Far NorthTopic: Adult Education

Fears Aboriginal languages are being lost, as communities work to save them

With many of Australia's Indigenous languages at risk of being lost forever, leaders from more than 30 Top End communities have come together to develop a plan to protect them.
Aboriginal man with grey hair.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Language

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