Aboriginal community police officers sue NT authorities over alleged racial abuse and discrimination
Aboriginal community police officers in the Northern Territory have launched a class action lawsuit alleging systemic racial abuse, discrimination, and underpayment. The lead plaintiff claims that decades of working within the force involved constant exposure to racist slurs and dehumanizing language.
The former Aboriginal community police officer who leads the NT class action says decades on the job left him dreading putting on the uniform. The former Aboriginal community police officer who leads the NT class action says decades on the job left him dreading putting on the uniform. Indigenous Australians Aboriginal community police officers sue NT authorities over alleged racial abuse and discrimination Class action claims Indigenous staff were called slurs, exposed to racist language and paid less for doing the same work
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