The Latest Breaking News from Queensland

Australia mourns police officers, civilian killed in gunfight

Australia on Wednesday mourned two police officers and a civilian who were killed in a gunfight in a remote property in Queensland state, with landmarks lighted blue in some major cities.

Reuters · Dec 14, 2022

Voluntary euthanasia advocates wish Qld laws had come sooner as state prepares for January rollout

Weeks out from Queensland's new voluntary assisted dying laws taking effect, advocates say too many people have suffered "ugly" deaths because change took so long.

ABC News · Dec 14, 2022

Australian police investigate extremist views of cop killers

Australian police are investigating the extremist views of three people who shot and killed two officers and a neighbor at a rural property before they were killed hours later by police in a gunfight

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

Watch: Queensland officers honoured, Body found, Higgins payout

Watch: Queensland landmarks have lit up in tribute to the young police officers gunned down in cold blood west of Brisbane. The body of a missing woman

The New Daily · Dec 13, 2022

A scathing report revealed major issues at Queensland's 'troubled' DNA forensics lab. What happens now?

Major issues at the Forensic and Scientific Services lab are found to have led to a significant cut in the number of crime scene samples being tested for DNA and a risk of "miscarriages of justice".

ABC News · Dec 13, 2022

Morning Mail: the story behind the Wieambilla shooters, Brittany Higgins settles claim, fusion ‘revolution’

In today’s newsletter: Queensland police have pledged to ‘get to the bottom’ of why the violence took place; former Liberal staffer has made a ‘confidential’ settlement with the commonwealth

The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2022

Police investigate whether shooting rampage in rural Queensland was premeditated

The online activity of the three offenders and footage from the body cameras of the officers who came under fire will be used to piece together what happened at Monday's rampage.

ABC News · Dec 13, 2022

Missing teacher and conspiracy-maniac brother execute two police officers in shootout

Two young police constables Matthew Arnold, 26, and Rachel McCrow, 29, who had only been on the force two years and 12 months respecively, were gunned down in an "execution" style killing after visiting a property in New South Wales regarding a missing persons case

Daily Mirror · Dec 13, 2022

Police in Australia examine conspiracy theories behind shooting deaths of two officers and four others

Conspiracy theories and any prior planning will be central to an investigation in Wieambilla, Queensland

The Guardian - AU · Dec 13, 2022

Six Dead in Shootout in Rural Australia

Six people died, including two police officers in their twenties, when a routine missing persons investigation turned into an hours-long siege at a remote Australian property, police said Tuesday. Four officers arrived at a tree-lined property near the small town of Wieambilla late Monday afternoon, AFP reported. "As soon as…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 13, 2022