Overview

• NT Police Major Crime Section is leading a criminal investigation into Kumanjayi White’s death after the NT coroner agreed to pause the inquest pending its outcome.
• Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has rejected calls for an independent probe, insisting that internal police inquiries coupled with a coroner’s review provide appropriate oversight.
• Warren Williams, chair of the Central Land Council and White’s uncle, is urging the federal government to withhold NT funding until an independent police conduct commission is established.
• Lingiari MP Marion Scrymgour has proposed that Australian Federal Police detectives take over the investigation to ensure impartiality in examining NT police actions.
• Hundreds attended a candle-lit vigil in Darwin on the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death as Justice Not Jails launched a national week of action against Indigenous deaths in custody.