Revelation comes after inquest into 19-year-old’s death shown texts between journalist from newspaper and Zachary Rolfe
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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”.
Continue reading…Revelation comes after inquest into 19-year-old’s death shown texts between journalist from newspaper and Zachary RolfeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe 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”. Continue reading…