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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

The Independent UK

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.

AAP

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.

AAP

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’

The Guardian - AU

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.

AAP

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.

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‘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

The Guardian - AU

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.

AAP

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 Independent UK

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

The Guardian - AU

Behind the scenes: major hunt for accused police killer

The search for alleged gunman and fugitive Dezi Freeman has developed into the largest tactical policing operation in Australian history.

AAP

Police honour slain officers as manhunt continues

Hundreds of riders have hit the road to honour three slain police officers, setting out on a motorcycle ride to raise money for families of the fallen.

AAP

Australia’s long history of ‘sovereign citizens’ can be traced to outback WA

Outback Western Australia, some time in the 1970s. Picture a huge farm about 500 kilometres north of Perth, with a seemingly endless dirt road to get there.

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How ‘sovereign citizens’ around the world draw on similar pseudo-law arguments – podcast

In the remote mountain high country of the Australian state of Victoria, police are continuing a huge manhunt. The fugitive is Dezi Freeman, a man alleged to have killed two police officers and injured a third in late August in the town of Porepunkah, 300km northeast of Melbourne.

AAP

Olive branch extended to fugitive's suspected helpers

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of accused cop killer Dezi Freeman may be offered indemnity against prosecution if they help with his arrest.

The Guardian - AU

Police condemn release of footage taken when Dezi Freeman allegedly shot two officers dead in Porepunkah

Circulation of stills from video ‘distressing and disappointing’, Victoria police says

AAP

Fled or dead: police weigh all options in Freeman hunt

Police are not ruling out the possibility Australia's most wanted man, Dezi Freeman, has escaped the area where he allegedly killed two officers.

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Community fractures as hunt for accused killer drags on

A community reliant on tourism is grappling with the financial and emotional effects of a two-week manhunt for an accused murderer.

The Conversation

Tom Phillips shooting in NZ shows what police face with skilled and desperate fugitives

New Zealand police have tonight found two children, alone at a camp site in a remote location, after their fugitive father was shot dead during a burglary early on Monday morning.

AAP

'Steve Irwin gene': slain veteran cop's bravery saluted

A retiring police officer thought of himself as indestructible and remarked he was going to miss the job before being gunned down in cold blood.

AAP

Huge Freeman reward no act of desperation say police

A 12-day manhunt for accused double murderer Dezi Freeman has been bolstered by a million-dollar reward offer for information leading to his arrest.

The Independent UK

Australian authorities offer $1m bounty for fugitive gunman who shot dead two police officers

Manhunt for ‘sovereign citizen’ Dezi Freeman enters day 12

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Search Intensifies For Dezi Freeman As Police Announce Unprecedented $1 Million Reward

Victoria Police are offering a $1 million reward for information on fugitive Dezi Freeman, accused of killing two officers near Porepunkah.

The Guardian - AU

Police announce $1m reward for information on Dezi Freeman and warn public not to go looking for ‘high-risk’ Porepunkah fugitive

Victoria’s largest reward ever offered for arrest as alpine hunt for alleged killer of two police enters 12th day

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