The Latest Breaking News from Wieambilla

Police negligence alleged over Wieambilla shootings

Legal action has been launched by the families of two officers killed at Wieambilla, lodging a damages claim for debilitating psychological injuries.

AAP · Dec 5, 2025

From Wieambilla to Porepunkah, violent ‘anti-government extremists’ are a growing threat

Gareth, Stacey and Nathaniel Train were not ‘sovereign citizens’ but they shared a deep hatred of police with the Victorian suspect Dezi Freeman

The Guardian - AU · Aug 30, 2025

Hackers delay US trial linked to Wieambilla shootings

The trial of a US man accused of links to the Wieambilla shootings in rural Queensland has been delayed after a ransomware attack on his lawyer's office.

AAP · Apr 9, 2025

Inquest to examine phone and online data in bid to understand radicalisation of Wieambilla shooters

Pre-inquest hearing told footage shows Gareth, Nathaniel and Stacey Train shooting at police during the 2022 attack

The Guardian - AU · Jun 15, 2023

Queensland police beef up assessments of sovereign citizens, people with extremist beliefs following Wieambilla 'terrorist attack'

In an internal memo to all Queensland police, officers have been briefed on new procedures for reporting matters relating to sovereign citizens and religious extremists to top counter-terror teams.

ABC News · Feb 17, 2023

Morning Mail: mass shooting in LA, Wieambilla killers’ daughter speaks out, female sailors tell of abuse

A mass shooting at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park, California, left ten people dead and the shooter is still at large. Plus: why schools are banning artificial intelligence

The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2023

Wieambilla shootings: killers’ daughter speaks out about their descent into world of conspiracies

Madelyn Train talks publicly for the first time about their ‘evil’ final act and the last message she got from them

The Guardian - AU · Jan 22, 2023

Queensland police reveal officers were following up warrant for Nathaniel Train as counter terrorism teams assist investigation

Queensland police reveal officers were following up an outstanding warrant for police shooter Nathaniel Train relating to a border breach from December 2021, as well as a missing person report, when they attended the Wieambilla property last week.

ABC News · Dec 22, 2022

Conspiracy theories, planning and six lives lost: what we do and don’t know about the Wieambilla shooting

Queensland’s police commissioner says it could take months to get to the bottom of what occurred on Monday

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 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