Kumanjayi Walker inquest: NT police commissioner knew about racist awards last year, court told

NT police commissioner Michael Murphy says he failed to make the connection between information he received in August and the evidence of Zachary Rolfe about the award certificates.NT police commissioner Michael Murphy says he failed to make the connection between information he received in August and the evidence of Zachary Rolfe about the award certificates.

But much of his evidence focused on what he knew about broader racism within the force, including revelations sparked by Rolfe about a history of racist awards being handed out by the elite TRG spanning almost a decade. Murphy said Joy provided him with details about the awards, but that he did not recall this meeting once Rolfe gave evidence about the same awards in February this year.Under questioning from counsel assisting Peggy Dwyer SC, he denied deliberately misleading the public, saying that he had simply failed to make the connection between the August meeting and Rolfe’s evidence at the time.

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