No adverse findings in probe into elite Northern Territory police triggered by offensive ‘awards’

Corruption watchdog rules out further investigation into racism within the force despite evidence of historical racial discrimination

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A corruption watchdog has closed an investigation into racism within the Northern Territory police force's elite tactical response group with no adverse findings despite uncovering historical evidence of race-based discrimination.

The probe was triggered after former constable Zachary Rolfe attempted to prove the force's ingrained culture of racism, using as evidence a historical racist mock-award handed out in the group to the officer who behaved most like an Aboriginal".