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The Latest Breaking News from Porepunkah

Morning Mail: Porepunkah suspect accused of spying on neighbour, ‘permission to shoot’ exploited, Sydney’s big marathon

A woman who lived next door to Dezi Freeman alleges he used drones to hover over her property

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2025

Porepunkah suspect used to spy on my family with drones, says former neighbour

Loretta Quinn took out a personal safety intervention order against Dezi Freeman after a disagreement about him accessing her property

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2025

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 · Aug 28, 2025

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‘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 · Aug 28, 2025

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

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2025

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 · Aug 28, 2025

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 · Aug 28, 2025

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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 · Aug 28, 2025

Search For Suspected Porepunkah Shooter Continues As Police Identify Officers Killed

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

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 27, 2025

Elite AFP team joins manhunt – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025

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

The Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2025

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.

AAP · Aug 27, 2025

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

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2025

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

The Conversation · Aug 27, 2025

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 · Aug 27, 2025

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 · Aug 27, 2025

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

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 27, 2025

Slain Victoria police officers named as search for alleged killer continues

Police say suspect Dezi Freeman knows Victorian high country bushland ‘better than us’, as tributes paid to two dead officers

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2025

Loud bangs heard near rural Australian property as suspect remains on run – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2025

Morning Mail: manhunt in Victorian high country, Iran reprisal fears, and Taylor Swift gets engaged

Police continue to search bushland in Victoria for Porepunkah shooting suspect; singer explodes the internet with engagement announcement

AAP · Aug 26, 2025

Loud bangs heard as police return to scene of slayings

Onlookers have described hearing loud bangs similar to gunshots as police return to the scene where a dangerous fugitive gunned down two officers.

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025

Manhunt for ‘sovereign citizen’ in rural Australia after two police officers shot dead

Prime minister Anthony Albanese pays tribute to bravery of slain officers, who were killed serving a warrant for historic sex offences

International Business Times UK · Aug 26, 2025

Porepunkah Shooting: What We Know About the Gunman Who Killed Two Police Officers in Rural Victoria

Two detectives have been killed and another injured in Porepunkah, Victoria, after a police warrant operation ended in tragedy. Here's what we know about the gunman, the victims, and the ongoing manhunt.

Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2025

Police in Australia hunt gunman after two officers killed in rural town

Manhunt under way for man accused of shooting dead two officers and wounding another in southeastern state of Victoria.

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