Hundreds honoured in Wieambilla shooting bravery awards Hundreds have been honoured for their bravery during the Wieambilla shootings and its aftermath including the two officers who survived the fatal ambush. AAP · Apr 29
Two Australian police officers were killed in an ambush. It was deemed terrorism – but an inquest says otherwise Six people died during the shootings at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland. A coroner says a family’s shared paranoid delusions drove their attack The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2025
Wieambilla police 'woefully' outgunned in sniper ambush The families of two police killed in the Wieambilla shootings say they are disappointed in the coroner's findings into the tragedy that claimed six lives. AAP · Nov 20, 2025
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 · Aug 6, 2024
'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 · Aug 2, 2024
‘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 · Aug 2, 2024
Australian police officer recalls 2022 ambush by extremists in rural area that left 2 officers dead A police officer has testified that he did not know where bullets were coming from as two colleagues were shot in an ambush by three Christian extremists on a rural Australian property two years ago The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024
Qld police shootings 'touched soul of the nation' Queensland parliament has heard tearful and heartfelt tributes for two police officers and a neighbour gunned down during a domestic terror attack in December. AAP · Feb 23, 2023
Qld premier's tribute to shooting victims Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has spoken to community members and police having "a really rough time" after two officers and a local were shot dead. AAP · Dec 19, 2022
Surviving constable attends shooting vigil Constable Keely Brough was among hundreds of people who paid tribute to the victims of the Wieambilla shooting at a candlelight vigil. AAP · Dec 16, 2022
Queensland police shooting survivors faced snakes in ambush set up to 'kill and maim' as many officers as possible Constables Keely Brough and Randall Kirk fought for their lives in an area "riddled" with snakes after their colleagues were gunned down. ABC News · Dec 13, 2022
Injured Queensland police officer Randall Kirk speaks from hospital after Wieambilla shooting Constable thanks ‘everyone from the prime minister down’ for their support as he recovers from surgery to remove shrapnel The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2022
Police in Australia examine conspiracy theories behind shooting deaths of two officers and four others Conspiracy theories and any prior planning will be central to an investigation in Wieambilla, Queensland The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2022
Australian cop frantically texted family while being hunted down by 'conspiracy' gunmen Tragedy hit the Australian town of Wieambilla yesterday when six people died during a brutal siege of a property owned by a conspiracy theorist who hated the police and emergency services Daily Mirror · Dec 13, 2022