The inquest into the death in custody of 16-yo Yamatji boy Cleveland Dodd continues today 26 July, on Whadjuk Noongar boodja.

Former Director General of the Justice Department Dr Adam Tomison continues his evidence.

#JusticeforCleveland Yesterday Dr Tomison broke down in the court. In relation to his defense of the Dept's actions, he said he was defensive "having spent 30 years in welfare, I was now the guy hurting kids."

Megan Krakouer said that he had no integrity.

#JusticeforClevelandabc.net.au/news/2024-07-2…

The inquest into the death in custody of 16-year-old Yamatji boy Cleveland Dodd continues today 24 July, on Whadjuk Noongar boodja, in Boorloo (Perth).

Content warning on this thread: suicide and self-harm.
#JusticeforCleveland

sbs.com.au/nitv/article/f… We are sending all of our thoughts to Cleveland's family, after two heavy days of evidence this week.

We encourage people to take care while reviewing this thread. Please reach out to someone if you need support.

13YARN: 13 92 76
Lifeline: 13 11 14

#JusticeforCleveland

The inquest into the death in custody of 16-year-old Yamatji boy Cleveland Dodd continued today 23 July, on Whadjuk Noongar boodja, in Boorloo (Perth).

#JusticeforWalker Yesterday the Coroner decided that the officer in charge, Kyle Mead-Hunter, does not have to give evidence.

This news is devastating for his family.

"He should've come here and faced his trouble." - Aunty Glenda



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The inquest into the death in custody of 16-year-old Yamatji boy Cleveland Dodd resumes today, on Whadjuk Noongar boodja, in Boorloo (Perth). Cleveland was found unresponsive in his cell at Unit 18, in the maximum security adult Casuarina prison in Oct 2023.

#JusticeforCleveland We are sending all of our love and care to Cleveland's family today and for the next 3 weeks of the inquest.

We encourage people to take care while reviewing this thread. Please reach out to someone if you need support.

13YARN: 13 92 76
Lifeline: 13 11 14

#JusticeforCleveland

This morning Coroner David Ryan will hand down the findings from the inquest into the death of Yorta Yorta and Gunnai-Kurnai man Josh Kerr.

There will be a smoking ceremony at 10:30am. Court will resume at 11am.

Supporters are encouraged to attend.

#JusticeForJoshKerr Josh was a talented artist, a loved father, brother, son & cousin.

Josh died in custody while on remand at Port Phillip Prison. He was only 32 years old. In his last moments, he was locked in a medical cell, which was supposed to be monitored by prison guards & health staff.

Today is the final day of the coronial inquest into Warlpiri-Luritja man Kumanjayi Walker. We send all our love to Kumanjayi’s family as they enter the final day of the longest inquest in the Northern Territory.

You can watch on here:

#JusticeForWalkerjustice.nt.gov.au/attorney-gener… Yesterday Zachary Rolfe, the NT police officer who killed Kumanjayi Walker gave evidence that he believed he should never have been charged with murder. He also expressed, "I'm bored of the situation… I'm ready to move on."

#JusticeForWalker

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The coronial inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death in custody continues today in Mparntwe. Zachary Rolfe will continue his evidence; the police officer who shot dead 19-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi in 2019.

The live stream is here:

#JusticeForWalkerjustice.nt.gov.au/attorney-gener… Yesterday, the inquest saw fresh evidence of further examples of the racist annual awards from the Territory Response Group (TRG) in NT Police.

This included 4 kinds of racist award categories.

You can read more on this here:

#JusticeForWalkerabc.net.au/news/2024-05-2…

Today the coronial inquest into Kumanjayi Walker's death in custody resumes in Mparntwe. Zachary Rolfe - the police officer who shot dead 19-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi in 2019 - will continue his evidence.

The live stream is here:

#JusticeForWalkerjustice.nt.gov.au/attorney-gener… In Feb, the Coroner heard evidence about racism from the NT Police, via certificates awarded to the Territory Response Group.

This included the “c**n of the year” award, and the winner was made to wear a toga and carry a wooden club.

#JusticeforWalker

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Today Zachary Rolfe - the police officer who shot dead Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker in 2019 - will continue his evidence into the coronial inquest into Kumanjayi's death in custody. Join online here:

We'll be tweeting under #JusticeForWalkerjustice.nt.gov.au/attorney-gener… Yesterday we heard that Ben Roberts-Smith agreed to provide overseas private security contacts to Rolfe when Rolfe said "he wanted to leave the force to find “wild work” and do “dangerous shit”"

#JusticeForWalker

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Today Zachary Rolfe - the police officer who shot dead 19-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker in 2019 - will continue to give evidence in Mparntwe in the coronial inquest into Kumanjayi's death in custody.

The live stream is here:

#JusticeforWalkerjustice.nt.gov.au/attorney-gener… You can catch up on the evidence from Rolfe yesterday on the prevalence of racism towards Aboriginal people in the NT Police force here, or in our thread from yesterday.



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Today Zachary Rolfe - the police officer who shot dead 19-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker in 2019 - will finally give evidence in Mparntwe in the coronial inquest into Kumanjayi's death in custody.

The live stream is here:

#JusticeforWalker justice.nt.gov.au/attorney-gener…
Kumanjayi's family have waited 4 years for this moment, following numerous attempts to delay the inquest and unsuccessful attempts by Rolfe to avoid giving evidence at the coronial inquest.

We are sending all of our love to his families today and always.

#JusticeforWalker

Today is the final day of the coronial inquest into the death of Yorta Yorta and Gunnai-Kurnai man Josh Kerr. Court resumes at 10am. Please show your support for Josh's family by attending court in person or joining online #JusticeForJoshKerr

csvic.webex.com/wbxmjs/joinser… Josh was a proud Yorta Yorta and Gunnai-Kurnai man. He was a talented artist, a loved father, brother, son and cousin to many #JusticeForJoshKerr

The coronial inquest into the death of Yorta Yorta and Gunnai-Kurnai man Josh Kerr resumes at 10am today. Please show your support for Josh's family and attend court in person. For those unable, join online. We’ll be tweeting under #JusticeForJoshKerr

csvic.webex.com/wbxmjs/joinser… The first witness called to give evidence is Tactical Operations Group Officer Lawrence Bandera.

Counsel Assisting begins questioning.

#JusticeForJoshKerr

The coronial inquest into the death of Josh Kerr will resume at 10am this morning. Josh’s family ask that you please show support and attend court in person. For those unable, you can join online. We'll also be tweeting here #JusticeForJoshKerr

csvic.webex.com/wbxmjs/joinser… The first witness called to give evidence this morning is corrections officer Luke Clark, from the Tactical Operations Group (TOG).

Q: What's the role that you perform [at Port Phillip Prison]?
A: I’m a Tactical Operations

#JusticeForJoshKerr

The coronial inquest into the death of Yorta Yorta and Gunnai-Kurnai man Josh Kerr will resume at 10am. Please show support for Josh's family and attend court in person. For those unable, you can join online. We will be tweeting under #JusticeForJoshKerr

csvic.webex.com/wbxmjs/joinser… We will be sharing some distressing content from the court proceedings about the circumstances of Josh's death in custody today. We urge everyone to take care while reading and sharing.

#JusticeForJoshKerr

The inquest into the death of Yorta Yorta and Gunnai-Kurnai man Josh Kerr will sit at the Vic Coroner’s Court for the next 3 weeks. If you haven't attended an inquest into a death in custody before, this is what you can expect when you attend:

#JusticeForJoshKerr When you arrive at the Victorian Coroner’s Court you will need to go through security. This will involve a bag search & a metal detector screening.

Once you go through security, the courtrooms will be on your right.

Today is the first day of the coronial inquest into the death of Josh Kerr. Josh’s family ask that you please show support and attend the coronial inquest. For those unable, you can join online, and we will be tweeting under #JusticeForJoshKerr Josh was a proud Yorta Yorta and Gunnai-Kurnai man. He was a talented artist, a loved father, brother, son and cousin to many.

This morning his family held a smoking ceremony in front of the Coroner's Court.

#JusticeForJoshKerr

Join us this morning at the Toowoomba vigil and rally for Steven Nixon-McKellar. Today is the first day of the inquest into his death at the hands of Queensland Police. If you can't make it in person, we'll be tweeting under #Justice4StevieLee. Constable Smart is now giving evidence about striking the car Steven was in with his baton. 'Quite frankly, [activating my body worn camera] wasn't on my mind. My assumption was that we were going to get rammed.' #Justice4StevieLee

Good morning from Boon Wurrung Country. At 10:30am Coroner Simon McGregor will hand down the findings from the coronial inquest into the death in custody of Veronica Nelson. Shortly, there will be a smoking ceremony outside of the coroner’s court. #JusticeForVeronicaNelson If you are in Melbourne please come down to the court to show your support for Veronica’s family. If you can’t make it down, we will be live tweeting or alternatively you can watch the livestream here.

ccovwebcast.com.au/finding-into-t…

#JusticeForVeronicaNelson

Tomorrow at 10am Coroner Simon McGregor will hand down the findings of the inquest into the death of Gunditjmara, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri & Yorta Yorta woman Veronica Nelson. Veronica's family welcome in person community attendance. #JusticeForVeronicaNelson For those who can't attend in person tomorrow but wish to show their support for Veronica's family, you can listen to the livestream here: ccovwebcast.com.au/finding-into-t…

We will also be live tweeting the findings here. #JusticeForVeronicaNelson

On Monday 31 October, the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker sat on Arrernte Country with Superintendent Nobbs continuing his evidence.

Below, we share some key excerpts. You can find the full link to the transcript here: justice.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/…

#JusticeForWalker Counsel for Brown family: Now, Sergeant Frost was, of course, stressed and fatigued at this stage?

Nobbs: Correct.

Q: Now, at one point, she expressed to you that she was afraid the police station would be set on fire with the police in it. Do you recall that?

A: Yes.