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Dogged Dezi search in dense bush fails to find fugitive

Search crews are wading through dense bushland as they continue to look for fugitive Dezi Freeman, who allegedly shot dead two police officers.

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Afternoon Update: fresh search for Dezi Freeman; Nationals leader survives spill bid; and Grammy winner says ‘ICE out’

Victoria police ‘believe strongly’ that the fugitive died soon after he allegedly killed two police officers in Porepunkah

The Guardian - AU

Manhunt revived five months after deadly cop shootings

A search for one of Australia's most wanted men, Dezi Freeman, has narrowed in remote bushland, with police looking for the fugitive's body.

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Police ‘strongly’ believe fugitive Dezi Freeman won’t be found alive in search of area where gunshot was heard

More than 100 police and volunteers in five-day search of Mount Buffalo national park, near Porepunkah

The Guardian - AU

NSW police to investigate handling of domestic violence allegations against accused Lake Cargelligo shooter – as it happened

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Weary locals await closure as cops say Dezi likely dead

A small town's residents hope the long hunt for alleged cop killer Dezi Freeman is near its end after a detective said he believes the fugitive is dead.

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Police search shifts to locating Dezi Freeman's body

Cadaver dogs have been deployed in the latest search for alleged police killer Dezi Freeman, as efforts shift toward locating the fugitive's body.

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Afternoon Update: Labor and Greens do nature laws deal; Barnaby Joyce quits Nationals; and cricket’s real-life Field of Dreams

Government agrees to prevent fast-tracking of coal and gas projects and subject native forest logging to national environment standards over 18 months

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Morning Mail: Hong Kong tower block inferno, John Kerry’s advice to Australia, survivor tells of Chilean mountain horror hike

At least 36 dead after fire engulfs high-rise housing blocks; US statesman urges government to use Cop leadership to seal fossil fuels deal

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: The unanswered Dezi Freeman questions; anger at ATO’s outsourced call centres; Europe’s radical Ukraine peace plan

Dezi Freeman as not been located after vanishing; complaints rise over outsourced ATO call centres; Trump claims Kyiv has ‘zero gratitude’

The Guardian - AU

Three months without a trace: the many unanswered questions surrounding Dezi Freeman

As rumours whip around Victoria’s high country, police can’t rule out Freeman is still in the Porepunkah area, harboured by locals, but believe it’s unlikely

The Guardian - AU

Woman 'fired shotgun' at police approaching house

A 37-year-old woman has been accused of attempted murder after allegedly firing a rifle at police officers at a property.

AAP

Major shift in manhunt for fugitive Dezi Freeman

A new task force will take the helm in the search for wanted fugitive Dezi Freeman, two months after he allegedly shot and killed two police officers.

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Hunt for cop killer continues as national park reopens

A national park closed down during the hunt for Australia's most wanted man has been reopened to the public, while police vow they will find him.

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Police seize guns from ‘sovereign citizens’ who reject government authority

The crackdown follows the fatal shooting of two police officers in Victoria in August

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Man cleared of accused killer link as search ramps up

Additional officers have been deployed to a popular national park to search for an alleged police killer, as a man is cleared of links to fugitive search.

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Police zero in on area in search for alleged cop killer

Police hunting Australia's most wanted fugitive have targeted an area far away from where he was last sighted after he allegedly shot dead two officers.

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Top cop's update on major search for notorious fugitive

Hundreds of officers have been taken off the search for Australia's most wanted man, five weeks after he allegedly gunned down two officers.

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The Guardian - AU

Dezi Freeman search has hit the one-month mark. How long might police continue the manhunt?

Hunt for suspected Porepunkah shooter ‘cannot go on for infinitum’, one retired detective says. ‘It has to have a line in the sand somewhere’

AAP

When police could draw 'line in sand' in Freeman hunt

Dezi Freeman remains at large four weeks after allegedly killing two police, as a retired detective says rising costs could lead to a cut back in the search.

The Conversation

The timelines and tough decisions police will be weighing up in the Dezi Freeman hunt

Dezi Freeman has been on the run for four weeks, and police have been very careful to keep secret where and how they have been searching for him.

The Guardian - AU

‘We’ve got no tourists’: small businesses caught up in Australia’s largest manhunt struggle as aid announced

Victorian government pledges up to $2.5m to help visitor economy in alpine region as search for alleged Porepunkah killer Dezi Freeman continues

AAP

Locals plead for visitors to return to area of manhunt

Business owners in a region central to the search for an accused killer can breath a sigh of relief with travel restrictions scrapped and cash help on its way.

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New Zealand police join Australia’s ‘largest ever’ manhunt for fugitive Dezi Freeman

Authorities have eased a travel warning that urged people to avoid Porepunkah, but ‘be vigilant and understand the environment’

The Guardian - AU

Porepunkah travel warnings eased after ‘largest ever’ tactical police operation in search for Dezi Freeman

More than 125 specialist officers search ‘abandoned structures, mineshafts and huts’ with Victoria police urging locals to remain vigilant

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