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Inside the fatal shooting of Kumanjayi Walker

SBS News Australia •
November 10, 2026 • 07:00 PM
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A new SBS and NITV series traces the events leading up to Kumanjayi Walker's death, and asks what really happened in those 2.6 Seconds ?

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Source : SBS News / 2.6 seconds: Death in the Outback (SBS 2026)

19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker died in 2019 after being shot by Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe, after an attempted arrest during which Kumanjayi Walker struck Rolfe with a small pair of scissors.

Through unseen police body-worn footage, community-shot vision, and extraordinary access to those at the centre of the case, this documentary exposes the story behind the shooting, and the national reckoning that followed.

2.6 Seconds: Death in The Outback premieres on SBS and SBS on Demand from November 10.

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Blackfella Films producer Darren Dale's directorial debut, 2.6 Seconds: Death in The Outback, dissects the shooting death of 19-year-old Warlpiri man Kumanjayi Walker by Northern Territory police officer Zachary Rolfe.

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