Aboriginal community police officers sue NT authorities over alleged racial abuse and discrimination
The former Aboriginal community police officer who leads the NT class action says decades on the job left him dreading putting on the uniform. Photograph: Carly Earl/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThe former Aboriginal community police officer who leads the NT class action says decades on the job left him dreading putting on the uniform. He said decades on the job had left him dreading putting on his uniform.Lewfatt claimed he witnessed and was the recipient of racist taunts and widespread racism, contempt and violence against himself, other community officers and the wider Indigenous community.
- ▪The former Aboriginal community police officer who leads the NT class action says decades on the job left him dreading putting on the uniform.
- ▪Photograph: Carly Earl/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThe former Aboriginal community police officer who leads the NT class action says decades on the job left him dreading putting on the uniform.
- ▪He said decades on the job had left him dreading putting on his uniform.Lewfatt claimed he witnessed and was the recipient of racist taunts and widespread racism, contempt and violence against himself, other community officers and the wider
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The former Aboriginal community police officer who leads the NT class action says decades on the job left him dreading putting on the uniform. Photograph: Carly Earl/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThe former Aboriginal community police officer who leads the NT class action says decades on the job left him dreading putting on the uniform. Photograph: Carly Earl/The GuardianIndigenous AustraliansAboriginal 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 Warning: This article contains racist and offensive language directed at First Nations people Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Sarah Collard…
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