Kumanjayi Walker’s family’s complaint about The Australian’s coverage not investigated by media watchdog
by Nino Bucci and Amanda Meade from World news | The Guardian on (#6K1YE)
Revelation comes after inquest into 19-year-old's death shown texts between journalist from newspaper and Zachary Rolfe
The family of Kumanjayi Walker complained to the media standards watchdog in 2022 about The Australian's coverage of the Warlpiri man's death, questioning why the journalist responsible had not disclosed her personal relationship with Zachary Rolfe in her articles.
But the Australian Press Council decided not to investigate the 2022 complaint, saying it considered it was unlikely that a breach of [its] standards of practice has occurred".
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