Almost 80 per cent of union members surveyed said they did not have confidence in the Northern Territory's police commissioner, with low morale, pay, and lack of resources among the key issues identified.
In an internal email from union president Paul McCue, seen by the ABC, the key issues identified by the survey included low morale, pay freeze concerns and a lack of resources."92.6 per cent of respondents said they do not think there are enough police in the NT to do what is being asked of them," Mr McCue wrote.
"79.4 per cent of respondents rated current morale in the NT Police Force as low, or very low [and] 87.9 per cent of respondents said they were dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied with the current pay freeze offer from the Commissioner and Government."Survey questions seen by the ABC asked respondents to give reasons why they had no confidence in Mr Chalker's leadership.
Among the multiple-choice options was "the management and communication relating to the Yuendumu critical incident"., of murder after shooting Yuendumu man Kumanjayi Walker during an attempted arrest in 2019.
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