EXCLUSIVE: Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker and the DPP were aware the star witness at the murder trial of Constable Zach Rolfe had his integrity “compromised” by investigators, had involved himself in the investigation due to “pressure” exerted by unknown parties and was found not to understand the law around use of force, but they put him on the stand at the jury trial anyway, according to an internal coronial report Mr Chalker attempted to suppress ahead of the trial.
The Fyles Government has rejected calls for a parliamentary inquiry into the ongoing crisis in NT Police, saying it is currently undertaking a financial and structural reorganisation of the police force that will “get to the bottom” of the problems.
Former assistant police commissioner Jeanette Kerr – who has been widely tipped by NT Police sources to replace Jamie Chalker as Commissioner – has been spearheading the government’s response to deep dissatisfaction in the NT Police ranks and the reorganisation of operational procedures to address youth crime, Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has said.
Former Darwin Turf Club chair Brett Dixon’s company Jaytex Constructions has had its building practitioner registration suspended after Mr Dixon failed to renew his personal builder’s registration after 16 years as the company’s nominee, government records show.
A secret investigation by NT Police earlier this year resulted in former chief minister Michael Gunner dodging a $5,000 fine and instead being issued a warning for breaching the CHO’s directions, after a photo of him embracing an elderly woman without a mask was posted on social media, government documents show.
Two police officers who were involved in the failed murder trial and flawed investigation of Constable Zach Rolfe have complained to management about him returning to work, claiming they too would be “triggered” if they saw him in the workplace, the NT Independent understands.
Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker’s handling of the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker and subsequent murder charge against Constable Zach Rolfe is the main reason police officers have lost confidence in him, the NTPA has revealed.
NO CONFIDENCE SURVEY RESULTS: NT police officers have sent a clear message to Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker about what they think of his leadership in one of the largest responses the police union has ever seen.
Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker will not stand down after the damning results of the NT Police Association’s survey, that showed nearly 80 per cent of rank-and-file members have no confidence in his leadership.
EXCLUSIVE: Labor’s Fannie Bay candidate Brent Potter previously worked for the CEO of an aerospace company he was involved in securing $10 million of taxpayer money for, his deactivated LinkedIn page shows, and charged taxpayers to travel internationally to secure contracts for the company, the NT Independent can reveal.
The removal of Labor candidate Brett Potter’s LinkedIn profile from public view just hours before he was officially selected by the Chief Minister to run in Fannie Bay was most likely done to hide his past, says a political expert.
Chief Minister Natasha Fyles has contradicted herself on radio, claiming that the Cabinet Office provided the ICAC with documents related to allegations that a senior public servant manipulated a Cabinet submission, but then bizarrely claimed he did not have the documents.
