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Long path to 'rare and devastating' Wieambilla shooting

Four constables in rural Queensland had no idea they would be ambushed by two brothers with rifles and delusions of police being demons wearing "meat suits".

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Lawyer blames psychiatric disorder shared by 3 Australian Christian extremists for fatal siege

A lawyer has told a coroner that three Christian extremists would probably not have fatally shot two police officers and a bystander in an ambush on a rural Australian property and wounded a third officer two years ago if they had not shared the same psychiatric disorder

The Independent UK

Afternoon Update: Wieambilla massacre victim’s final goodbye; Qantas profit down; and the PM’s joke caught on camera

On the final day of Wieambilla inquest hearings the coroner has heard emotional statements on behalf of victims’ families

The Guardian - AU

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Health 'apocalypse' aided teacher's path to cop killing

A teacher who respected police was aided in becoming a delusional cop killer by a personal "apocalypse" in the form of a heart attack, a coroner has heard.

AAP

Off-grid killers: lots of toilet paper and Faraday box

A glimpse into how cop killers Nathaniel, Gareth and Stacey Train lived has been revealed for the first time at an inquest into the December 2022 shootings.

AAP

Radicalised killers used military-style defences to force police retreat during Wieambilla siege

Train family laid series of ‘tactically sound’ obstacles to gain advantage in shootout, coronial inquest hears

The Guardian - AU

Heavily armed cops sent if dangers known, inquest told

Police would have sent heavily armed officers to serve an arrest warrant at Wieambilla if they were told at least one person present was "incredibly dangerous".

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'Hero' officers rescued colleagues, retrieved bodies

Police officers have described the harrowing experience of rescuing one colleague and retrieving the bodies of two others after an attack on a rural property.

AAP

‘Running for her life’: how police rescued trapped officer from Wieambilla ambush

Rescue team members tell inquest they devised a code to guide Const Keely Brough to safety, drawing gunfire as they blocked property entrance

The Guardian - AU

Trapped shooting cop's rescue risked by 'blackspot'

The police commander responding to a deadly shooting in rural Queensland was unable to order a rescue mission for an officer in danger due to phone blackspots.

AAP

Wife 'heard husband shot dead' on phone to triple zero

A woman was on the phone to triple zero when hearing what she now believes was the gunshot that killed her husband coming from their neighbours' rural property.

AAP

Families vow to endure inquest to honour slain officers

The families of two officers shot dead in Queensland say they will honour their memory at an inquest, calling for any reforms to be introduced immediately.

AAP

Inside the courtroom as the Wieambilla inquest kicks off

Over the next month, an inquiry will take place into what occurred on a remote property in regional Queensland in 2022.

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Tony Burke wins Home Affairs

In the latest cabinet reshuffle, the prime minister has entrusted Tony Burke with both Home Affairs and Immigration, and Australian athletes already have four gold medals at the Olympics.

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Kerry Dare was widowed by the Wieambilla shooters. She believes police could have saved her husband

Alan Dare was killed while investigating what was happening at a neighbouring house. His wife thinks police should have warned him not to go.

AAP

Slain officers' families want former top cop at inquest

An inquest into a shooting that claimed six lives including those of two officers should hear from a former police commissioner, say victims' families.

AAP

US man linked to Qld police shootings pleads not guilty

An American allegedly posted videos saying the family who killed police officers in the Wieambilla shootings were "martyrs" in a battle with demonic entities.

The Guardian - AU

Wieambilla shooting arrest: Donald Day Jr’s day of reckoning at an Arizona Dairy Queen

Day’s friends had shot dead two police who came to their Queensland property. The FBI was taking no such chances

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FBI arrests man after domestic terror attack shootings

The FBI has arrested a man in the US in connection to a domestic terror attack in Queensland that claimed six lives a year ago, including two police officers.

AAP

Coroner visits scene of Wieambilla fatal police ambush

An inquest into the shooting deaths of two police officers and four other people at a remote property could be held in the middle of next year.

The New Daily

Shocking detail in gunning of two officers, neighbour at Wieambilla

Bodycam video shows two police officers and a neighbour were shot without warning during a deadly firefight at a Queensland property, a coroner heard.

The Guardian - AU

Inquest to examine phone and online data in bid to understand radicalisation of Wieambilla shooters

Pre-inquest hearing told footage shows Gareth, Nathaniel and Stacey Train shooting at police during the 2022 attack

The Guardian - AU

Australian firearms registry ‘one step closer’, with cabinet decision expected mid-year

Renewed calls for database to track guns across the country sparked by fatal 2022 Wieambilla shooting

ABC News

Wieambilla shooting victim Alan Dare was 'the big man who did the small things'

Alan Dare's family pay tribute to a generous and loving father and grandfather as they accept a bravery award on his behalf.

AAP

Hero neighbour recognised for bravery in police killing

The highest Queensland police honour available to civilians has been handed to the family of Alan Dare, who was killed in a religiously motivated attack.

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