Lawyers allege several Aboriginal NT Police officers experienced racial vilification, derision and an unequal pay system on the job. The police commissioner says it's a 'positive step' that they have the confidence to speak up.
Lawyers have lodged a human rights complaint against the NT government and Police Commissioner Michael Murphy on behalf of three serving Aboriginal police officers.
In a statement, the lawyers allege unnamed officers experienced racial vilification, derision and an unequal pay system as Aboriginal Community Police Officers over a 20-year period. She said most of the officers said they joined the police force to help their community, but claimed they were "subject to racism themselves, or saw racism being dealt out to the community".
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