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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National

Queensland tragedy demands full inquiry and tighter gun laws if recommended

Officers after the Wiemballa shootings. Picture by Jason O'Brien AAP

EVERY time a police officer sets out on their shift, they face real risks that most of us will never, thankfully, have to confront.

While nothing can lessen the devastation that unfolded at Wiemballa, 180km north-west of Towoomba on Queensland's Darling Downs on Monday, we should be thankful that such wanton violence is extremely rare, by global standards, in this country.

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