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True crime sleuth invited cold case suspect into home

A woman obsessed with crime podcasts started a relationship with a murder suspect in a bid to solve a cold case after a teen's death, an inquest has been told.

AAP · Jul 22

Coroner reveals cause of cop-killer's death in prison

A man jailed over the fatal shooting of a police officer during a hold-up at a tavern years later died in custody of natural causes, a corner has found.

AAP · Jul 8

Police fatal shooting in farm gun battle 'justified'

A man was shot four times and his vehicle was struck by dozens of police bullets after he drove at officers while armed with a rifle, a coroner has heard.

AAP · Apr 28

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Double murderer died from natural causes, coroner finds

A former ambulance officer who murdered two women died in a hospital bed after being transferred out of prison for cancer treatment, a coroner found.

AAP · Apr 15

'Drop the knife': conflicting accounts of cop shooting

A police officer says he yelled "drop the knife" before shooting an Indigenous man while a witness claimed nothing was said ahead of an inquest into the death.

AAP · Apr 9

Queensland’s new gun laws ‘ignore’ Wieambilla inquest call for mental health checks, Labor says

Police minister points to ‘issues’ with similar system in WA but shadow attorney general claims the LNP ‘buckled to the gun lobby’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 10

Police negligence alleged over Wieambilla shootings

Legal action has been launched by the families of two officers killed at Wieambilla, lodging a damages claim for debilitating psychological injuries.

AAP · Dec 5, 2025

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Police 'at risk' unless Wieambilla shooting sees change

Officers need access to satellite radios, drones and online monitoring of violent extremists in the wake of the Wieamblla shootings, the police union says.

AAP · Nov 21, 2025

Christian conspiracy theorists who killed police officers ‘shared delusional disorder’

All three believed the world was about to end in accordance with Christian teachings

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025

Shattered families disappointed by coronial findings

The families of two young police officers killed in an ambush at a remote property say they are disappointed by the coroner's recommendations.

AAP · Nov 21, 2025

Wieambilla police shooting not ‘terrorism’ but driven by Train family’s shared ‘delusions’, Queensland coroner finds

Coroner’s report into deaths of Rachel McCrow, Matthew Arnold and Alan Dare released following five-day inquest

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

Wieambilla shootings: coroner to deliver findings into what police called Australia’s first Christian terrorist attack

Motive of the Trains, who shot dead two police officers and a neighbour before their deaths, expected to be addressed on Friday

The Guardian - AU · Nov 20, 2025

Mum takes solace son died knowing he was deeply loved

A man's last moments 'irrationally' threatening police with a gun before being shot should not define him, a coroner has told a grieving family.

AAP · Nov 6, 2025

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AAP · Nov 5, 2025

Man yelled police 'going down' before fatal shooting

A man with a homemade gun presented an "imminent threat" of death before an officer pulled the trigger of his police-issue rifle, a coroner has heard.

AAP · Oct 9, 2025

Calls for gel blasters to be licensed guns after death

Police who fatally shot a man who took hostages and aimed a gun at officers had no way of knowing he was using a realistic looking toy pistol, a coroner says.

AAP · Oct 3, 2025

Killer inmate fantasised about dismembering victims

A coroner says corrective services officers could not have predicted a sadistic prisoner's murderous plan to lure a fellow inmate to his death.

AAP · Sep 8, 2025

Delays 'not outcome changing' after refugee's fall

A coroner has found a delay in consulting a neurosurgeon and an air ambulance's arrival after a refugee's ultimately fatal fall were not "outcome changing".

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AAP · Feb 21, 2025

Police 'reasonable' in shooting man who stabbed tourist

Police had just seconds to react when a young man stabbed a tourist on a city street and sprinted at officers while holding a knife, a coroner found.

AAP · Dec 16, 2024

Indigenous teen drowned fleeing with brother from cops

A coroner has found an Indigenous teen drowned as a result of following his brother into a river to escape detection by police over a stolen car.

AAP · Nov 22, 2024

Indigenous man repeatedly tasered, sedated before death

Police's decision to repeatedly taser an Indigenous man during an arrest was appropriate, a coroner has ruled.

AAP · Aug 31, 2024

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".

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2024

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 Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2024

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

AAP · Aug 28, 2024

'No excuses': families demand action over police deaths

The families of two young police constables shot dead in a rural ambush want their loved ones' legacy to be changes that protect officers in the line of duty.

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