The next steps after an ‘extraordinary’ apology
Guardian Australia’s political editor Karen Middleton speaks to Northern Territory police commissioner Michael Murphy after he issued an apology to the Indigenous people of his jurisdiction
August 5, 202440m 4s
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Show Notes
Recently, the Northern Territory’s police commissioner, Michael Murphy, issued an apology to the Indigenous people of his jurisdiction, declaring police have favoured protecting ‘settlers’ over Aboriginal people and he is ‘deeply sorry for the hurt and injustices’ this has caused them over more than a century. Murphy speaks to Guardian Australia’s political editor, Karen Middleton, on the reasons behind the apology and the changes he plans to make to the police force
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Australian politicsGarma festivalIndigenous Australians