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Bin it or face years behind bars: machete ban begins

People are being urged to surrender machetes while they can or face the force of a ban that carries a two-year jail penalty and hefty fines.

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'People know' hideout for fugitive alleged cop-killer

Investigators are urging anyone who might be helping fugitive Dezi Freeman to come forward and contact authorities, believing someone knows his whereabouts.

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Winter delivers final blast of cold weather, bringing snow and strong winds to Australia’s south-east

‘Vigorous’ front that crossed South Australia, Victoria and NSW has now cleared out into Tasman Sea, BoM says

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Wife of alleged Porepunkah killer Dezi Freeman urges him to surrender, sharing ‘deep sorrow’ at police deaths

Amalia Freeman says Victoria police have her ‘full support’ in search for fugitive accused of fatally shooting two officers

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Suspected Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman had deteriorating mental health and a black belt in karate, former friend says

Sending 10 Victoria police officers to execute a warrant on the 56-year-old would have been ‘worst thing’ for Freeman, says man who has known him since the 1990s

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Porepunkah’s alleged police killer vanished into wild alpine bush – leaving locals behind in the mess

Dezi Freeman’s anti-government views and bushcraft skills were well-known in the small Victorian town before he allegedly killed two officers

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Accused cop killer hiding in hail, blizzard conditions

Winds of up to 115km/h and blizzard-like conditions are hampering the search for a fugitive hiding out in rugged, heavily forested mountain terrain.

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Victoria warned to prepare for ‘destruction’ with severe weather and snow forecast

Gusts reaching up to 130km/h expected to push further into south-eastern states on Saturday, bringing showers, hail and thunderstorms

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Porepunkah manhunt day five: what we know so far about the Victoria police shooting and suspect Dezi Freeman

Police are looking for Dezi Freeman, who allegedly killed two officers at the regional Victorian town of Porepunkah, about 300km north-east of Melbourne, Australia

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Two Arrested In Porepunkah Raid As Cops Continue Search For Alleged Killer Dezi Freeman

Police have arrested two individuals as the search for alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman – the sovereign citizen on the run in Porepunkah – enters its fourth day. In an update last night, multiple reports said that dozens of officers were seen escorting people on Chandler Street in Porepunkah, which…

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Porepunkah police shooting: wife of alleged killer Dezi Freeman arrested in late-night raid as manhunt continues

Victoria police arrested and interviewed a 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old boy, releasing them ‘pending further inquiries’

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Tributes Flow For 12 Y.O. Milla Killeen Who Tragically Died In A Bus Crash Near Geelong

Milla Killeen passed away following a bus rollover north-west of Geelong in Victoria on Wednesday morning. She has been remembered as a "beautiful soul with the whole world in front of her" by her family.

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Victoria premier calls on suspected Porepunkah shooter to surrender as search enters third day

Manhunt continues amid harsh alpine conditions and heightened community vigilance

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‘This is his back yard’: police asked about booby traps and shelters as Porepunkah manhunt heads into fourth day

Police continue to search properties in area as tributes for two dead officers overflow at Wangaratta station

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Bus seatbelts can save lives. How do we get more people to wear them?

The recent Stonehaven school bus rollover in Victoria, in which 12-year-old Milla Killeen was killed and many others were injured, reminds us that bus crashes, though uncommon, can have devastating consequences.

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Treacherous terrain: the search for alleged police killer Dezi Freeman

A large-scale hunt is underway for Dezi Freeman, the so-called sovereign citizen who allegedly killed two Victorian Police officers while they were attempting to execute a search warrant.

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Porepunkah shooting: Victoria police urge Dezi Freeman to call triple zero and surrender as manhunt continues

Police say heavily armed suspect has not been seen as they continue to scour bushland around rural property where two police officers were killed

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What we know on day three of the Victoria shooting

Police are looking for Dezi Freeman, who allegedly killed two officers at the regional Victorian town of Porepunkah, about 300km north-east of Melbourne, Australia

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Elite AFP team joins manhunt – as it happened

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Dangerous terrain hampers search for accused cop killer

Accused police killer Dezi Freeman has been urged to surrender as inclement weather hinders the search for the fugitive in difficult bushland terrain.

The Independent UK

Who is Dezi Freeman, suspected gunman on the run in rural Australia after two officers killed?

The 56-year-old ‘sovereign citizen’ once told a court he was a disability pensioner and claimed his family had been persecuted by the state

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In idyllic Porepunkah, a manhunt this huge feels ‘surreal’ – and the alleged killer could be anywhere

A peaceful Victorian town has been rocked by the fatal shootings of two police officers, leaving locals shuttered indoors and police scouring bushland for the suspect

Euronews

Manhunt for gunman in fatal shooting of two Australian police officers continues

Authorities said the suspect, identified as 56-year-old Dezi Freeman, is heavily armed and experienced in wilderness survival as a massive search entered its second day.

The Independent UK

Australia shooting suspect’s family speaks to police as manhunt intensifies

Authorities impose no-fly zone over Porepunkah after Dezi Freeman reportedly flees into dense bush

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Snow flurries forecast across four states as cold weather fronts push through Australia’s south-east

‘Burst of wet and windy weather’ on the way signals chilly start to spring for much of the country

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