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The Latest Breaking News from Dezi Freeman

Victoria premier calls on suspected Porepunkah shooter to surrender as search enters third day

Manhunt continues amid harsh alpine conditions and heightened community vigilance

The Independent UK

‘This is his back yard’: police asked about booby traps and shelters as Porepunkah manhunt heads into fourth day

Police continue to search properties in area as tributes for two dead officers overflow at Wangaratta station

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: ‘everything’ thrown at Dezi Freeman manhunt; the staggering truth about wage inequality; and Marles-Hegseth meeting confusion

Specialist police continued to scour bushland around the rural property where Det Leading Sen Const Neal Thompson, 59, and Sen Const Vadim De Waart, 35, were allegedly killed by Freeman

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Gunman Still At Large After Australian Police Killings

Australian police said Thursday they will not rest until they catch a 56-year-old gunman who fled into the bush two days earlier after allegedly killing two officers.

International Business Times

Freeman manhunt: the modern history of bush fugitives

High-profile modern fugitives have lived in remote areas and bushland to evade police, with accused cop killer Dezi Freeman capable of doing the same.

AAP

Treacherous terrain: the search for alleged police killer Dezi Freeman

A large-scale hunt is underway for Dezi Freeman, the so-called sovereign citizen who allegedly killed two Victorian Police officers while they were attempting to execute a search warrant.

The Conversation

Moira Deeming criticised for describing police as Daniel Andrews’ ‘personal army’ in statue debate amid manhunt for alleged killer of two officers

Victorian Liberal leader Brad Battin ‘disappointed’ in comments by two of his MPs as Deeming says debate was planned weeks before Porepunkah deaths

The Guardian - AU

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Porepunkah shooting: Victoria police urge Dezi Freeman to call triple zero and surrender as manhunt continues

Police say heavily armed suspect has not been seen as they continue to scour bushland around rural property where two police officers were killed

The Guardian - AU

What we know on day three of the Victoria shooting

Police are looking for Dezi Freeman, who allegedly killed two officers at the regional Victorian town of Porepunkah, about 300km north-east of Melbourne, Australia

The Guardian - AU

Search For Suspected Porepunkah Shooter Continues As Police Identify Officers Killed

"Everyone is just in absolute shock. It is horrifying," said one local.

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Morning Mail: early warnings on Iran, manhunt in the high country, children killed in US ‘hate crime’ shooting

Albanese government faces criticism for failing to act on Senate inquiry warnings; residents adjust to huge police search for Dezi Freeman

The Guardian - AU

Elite AFP team joins manhunt – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Dangerous terrain hampers search for accused cop killer

Accused police killer Dezi Freeman has been urged to surrender as inclement weather hinders the search for the fugitive in difficult bushland terrain.

AAP

Who is Dezi Freeman, suspected gunman on the run in rural Australia after two officers killed?

The 56-year-old ‘sovereign citizen’ once told a court he was a disability pensioner and claimed his family had been persecuted by the state

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What is the global ‘sovereign citizen’ movement and why is it so strong in Australia?

Sovereign citizens believe they are separate from the countries they live in and the law does not apply to them

The Guardian - AU

In idyllic Porepunkah, a manhunt this huge feels ‘surreal’ – and the alleged killer could be anywhere

A peaceful Victorian town has been rocked by the fatal shootings of two police officers, leaving locals shuttered indoors and police scouring bushland for the suspect

AAP

Police killings cast pall over restful mountain town

The killing of two police officers has cast a pall over a restful town near ski fields where locals are not surprised at the identity of the accused gunman.

The Independent UK

Australia shooting suspect’s family speaks to police as manhunt intensifies

Authorities impose no-fly zone over Porepunkah after Dezi Freeman reportedly flees into dense bush

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The Guardian - AU

From Facebook groups to shoot-outs with police: inside the sprawling ecosystem of ‘sovereign citizens’

As Cam Wilson and I found when reporting our book Conspiracy Nation, Australia has its own long and complicated history of pseudolaw belief

International Business Times

Police Search Australian Bush For Gunman After Two Officers Killed

Police searched the Australian bush on Wednesday for a heavily armed 56-year-old gunman still on the run a day after allegedly killing two officers and wounding a third.

The Conversation

Why are police a target for sovereign citizen violence?

As the tragic events evolve in Porepunkah, northeast Victoria, media outlets have reported the alleged shooter, Dezi Freeman, is known to be a “sovereign citizen”.

The Guardian - AU

What we know on day two of the Victoria shooting

Police are looking for a gunman who killed two officers at the regional Victorian town of Porepunkah, about 300km north-east of Melbourne, Australia

The Guardian - AU

How a police search warrant at a rural Victorian property ended in a day of tragedy

As 10 officers made their way up a Porepunkah drive, they were being watched. Soon, two were dead

AAP

Alleged cop killer's issues with authority laid bare

A fugitive gunman previously referred to the police in court evidence as 'frigging Nazis' and 'terrorist thugs' and once tried to arrest a magistrate.

AAP

Sovereign citizens: attack mirrors rise in radicalism

The sovereign citizen movement in Australia is growing and a related pattern of extreme violence will continue unless there is a crackdown, an expert says.

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