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'See you dead' threat to NSW cops before Qld shootings

A coroner investigating the shooting deaths of six people in Queensland has heard the killers' deadly threats were forwarded to NSW police hours beforehand.

AAP · Aug 18, 2024

Hundreds of 'shots fired' reports before cop killings

Police recorded hundreds of "shots fired" incidents around a rural property in the years before six people were killed, a coroner has heard.

AAP · Aug 14, 2024

Wieambilla shooting 'ideological terrorism': expert

Two officers were killed by a family who believed they would "die fighting for God" in actions that fit the definition of terrorism, an inquest has been told.

AAP · Aug 12, 2024

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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 · Aug 11, 2024

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 · Aug 9, 2024

Volley of gunfire 'rocked' heavily armoured cop vehicle

A specialist police officer has described the "surreal" rocking of a heavily armed vehicle that came under fire from a trio who had shot dead three people.

AAP · Aug 8, 2024

Surrender negotiations met with gunfire at Wieambilla

Recordings of a police negotiator calling on cop shooters to put down their weapons have been played at an inquest into the deaths on a rural Qld property.

AAP · Aug 7, 2024

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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

Police fired after talks failed: Wieambilla inquest

Police fired their first shot at three cop killers after trying to negotiate with them for more than an hour at a remote Queensland property, an inquest heard.

AAP · Aug 5, 2024

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".

AAP · Aug 5, 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

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 · Jul 30, 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

Australian Inquiry Reveals Christian Extremists' Terrorist Act

An inquiry in Queensland, Australia, reveals details of a deadly ambush by Christian extremists on police officers, resulting in tragic deaths.

Australian inquiry will hear evidence that Christian extremists killed 3 in an act of terrorism

An expert will tell an inquiry that three Christian extremists killed two police officers and a bystander and wounded a third police officer in an ambush on a rural Australian property in 2022 in an act of terrorism

AAP · Jul 28, 2024

'Psychotic' camouflaged shooters lay in wait for police

Four police officers walked along a driveway unaware they were being watched by "psychotic" brothers with high-powered rifles, a coroner has heard.

AAP · May 22, 2024

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.

AAP · May 20, 2024

Bid to keep police shooting details 'secret' from probe

Extremely sensitive police material may be kept from an inquest into the Wieambilla shootings that claimed six lives including two officers back in 2022.

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2023

‘Fight and die well’: the US conspiracy theorist linked to the Wieambilla shooters

Donald Day, charged with inciting violence, preached far-right rhetoric about enforced vaccinations and attempts to ban Christianity

The Guardian - AU · Jun 15, 2023

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 · Apr 3, 2023

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 · Feb 17, 2023

Nathaniel Train purchased ammunition in lead up to Wieambilla shooting despite suspended gun licence, Queensland police confirm

Nathaniel Train was able to purchase ammunition in the lead up to a fatal police shooting in Queensland even though his gun license was suspended.

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Ambush in remote Australian town that left six dead ‘was Christian extremist terror attack’

Police believe it was the first act of terror linked to Christian extremist ideology in Australia

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2023

Gun import tariffs suggested as Queensland pushes for firearms registry at national cabinet

Federal police union says new register could be funded through criminal seizures or new weapon tax

AAP · Jan 23, 2023

Missed warning ahead of police killings

The daughter of people who killed two police officers in regional Queensland says officers sent to their property should have been told they mistrusted police.

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