One of Australia’s oldest cold cases: why after 90 years a family is still waiting for justice

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Northern Territory coronial findings into the 1934 disappearance of Dhäkiyarr Wirrpanda have opened old wounds

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Justice can sometimes be a long game. For the Wirrpanda family who live in the remote north-east Arnhem Land outstation of Dhuruputjpi, it is now 90 years and counting. This is the story of a police death, a famous miscarriage of justice and a likely murder.

Period13 Apr 2025

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