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Conspiracy theories, planning and six lives lost: what we do and don’t know about the Wieambilla shooting

Queensland’s police commissioner says it could take months to get to the bottom of what occurred on Monday

The Guardian - AU

Nathaniel, Gareth and Stacey Train carried out a deadly police shooting. Their twisted backstory is revealed

There were many signs something was not right about Gareth Train and his wife Stacey before they joined his brother Nathaniel on a deadly shooting rampage in Queensland's Western Downs. This story contains content that readers may find distressing.

ABC News

Dutton blasts 'lunacy' after police deaths

Every keystroke and step of the Train family will come under the spotlight as police examine the dark path leading to a deadly Queensland ambush.

AAP

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Police helicopter audio reveals how the Queensland shooting siege unfolded

The audio reveals the moments the police helicopter guides the specialist officers on the ground as the three offenders — later identified as brothers Nathaniel and Gareth Train, and Gareth's wife Stacey Train — were holed up at a rural property firing indiscriminately.

ABC News

God and guns: the strict religious upbringing of the Wieambilla shooters

Self-described ‘free evangelical’ Ronald Train, who created his own church based on literal reading of scripture, says sons ‘lost their way’ before Queensland shooting

The Guardian - AU

Queensland shooting: Injured police officer speaks from hospital after two executed

Australian investigators are looking at the possibility of the cop killers having extremist links after a series of posts under the name of Gareth Train were found on conspiracy theory forums

Daily Mirror

Queensland shootings a ‘wake-up call’ for the nation

Experts say a national conversation on combatting violent right-wing extremism and preventing people from becoming radicalised is “overdue”.

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Queensland shooting: Stacey Train left first husband Nathaniel to pursue relationship with his brother Gareth, relatives say

New relationship caused rift in the family, including with father who was pastor at a conservative independent church

The Guardian - AU

Australian police investigate extremist views of cop killers

Australian police are investigating the extremist views of three people who shot and killed two officers and a neighbor at a rural property before they were killed hours later by police in a gunfight

The Independent UK

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

Officer injured in Queensland ambush speaks out

The young officer injured in Queensland's police ambush has spoken out from his hospital bed, for the first time since Monday's attack.

The New Daily

Ambush cop thanks 'everyone from PM down'

Investigators to look at killers' possible extremist links.

The Canberra Times

Queensland tragedy demands full inquiry and tighter gun laws if recommended

Queensland tragedy a national shock

Newcastle Herald

Man who fired gun inside Canberra airport was on parole for attempted murder – as it happened

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Morning Mail: the story behind the Wieambilla shooters, Brittany Higgins settles claim, fusion ‘revolution’

In today’s newsletter: Queensland police have pledged to ‘get to the bottom’ of why the violence took place; former Liberal staffer has made a ‘confidential’ settlement with the commonwealth

ABC News

Police investigate whether shooting rampage in rural Queensland was premeditated

The online activity of the three offenders and footage from the body cameras of the officers who came under fire will be used to piece together what happened at Monday's rampage.

Daily Mirror

Missing teacher and conspiracy-maniac brother execute two police officers in shootout

Two young police constables Matthew Arnold, 26, and Rachel McCrow, 29, who had only been on the force two years and 12 months respecively, were gunned down in an "execution" style killing after visiting a property in New South Wales regarding a missing persons case

The Guardian - AU

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

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The Independent UK

Wieambilla shooting: Six dead including police officers in Australia ‘ambush’ attack

Specialised officers and air support pressed into action after shooters open fire at police

The Guardian - AU

Queensland shooting timeline: what we know about the Wieambilla police ambush that left six dead

Officers Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow shot dead at rural property while investigating missing man Nathaniel Train, sparking a siege. This is how it unfolded

The Guardian - AU

Wieambilla shooting: property owner Gareth Train posted regularly on conspiracy website before police killed

Exclusive: The brother of missing man Nathaniel Train had posted about preparing an ark and alleging the Port Arthur attack was a ‘false-flag’ operation

AAP

Qld shooting link to conspiracy forums

Two brothers and a woman who allegedly shot dead two Queensland police and their neighbour have been linked to posts on conspiracy theory websites and forums.

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