Overview
- Commissioner Martin Dole and Cultural Reform Command director Leanne Liddle launched the first phase in Alice Springs, describing it as a pathway to cultural change.
- The plan sets four priorities — serve and protect, eliminate racism, represent and reflect our territory, be accountable — with mandatory anti‑racism training for all staff.
- It includes tools to identify racist conduct, stronger protections for whistleblowers and victims, and reforms to data collection and analysis to remove bias.
- The force aims to lift Aboriginal employment to 30 percent across all staffing levels to reflect the Northern Territory population.
- Liddle says investigations into alleged racist conduct are ongoing and has reported pushback from some officers, while the police minister has rejected the premise of systemic racism and advocacy groups are urging strong resourcing and enforcement.