Palm Island trial finishes with witnesses

A groundbreaking racial discrimination trial on Queensland's Palm Island has finished hearing from witnesses.

The class action, brought by once-jailed riot-inciter Lex Wotton on behalf of Palm Islanders, claims alleged police failures after the death of Mulrunji Doomadgee were racially discriminatory and wouldn't have happened in a Queensland community that wasn't predominantly Aboriginal.

Mr Wotton's wife Cecilia took the stand for just a few minutes on Friday before her testimony was stopped. The trial moves to Townsville next week.