Article 6ABVC ‘Last straw’: First Nations adviser to Queensland police quits over Mareeba shooting

‘Last straw’: First Nations adviser to Queensland police quits over Mareeba shooting

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Even if deceased man Aubrey Donahue had a knife, he hasn't got a knife like Crocodile Dundee', says Prof Gracelyn Smallwood

For Prof Gracelyn Smallwood, a late-night phone call about another Aboriginal man being shot and killed by police was the final straw.

Aubrey Donahue, 27, died after being shot four times by police, who say he advanced on officers while armed with a knife in Mareeba, west of Cairns, on Saturday.

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