Queensland Police
‘A colossal ear-deafening bang’: Pilot killed after helicopter crashes into hotel in Cairns
A helicopter that crashed into a waterfront hotel in Cairns, killing the pilot, was on an “unauthorised” flight, according to the company that charters it.
- by William Davis
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Misconduct warnings prompt Queensland police reforms
Hundreds of internal police reports have accused officers of drug use, accessing confidential information, and misusing their authority.
- by Cloe Read
Police disrupt neo-Nazi march in Brisbane
Queensland police made four arrests as white nationalists marched through the Brisbane CBD. Warning: Video contains coarse language.
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‘You are not welcome in this city’: Police move neo-Nazis on from CBD
Dozens of supporters of a far-right group have marched through Brisbane, most wearing masks to hide their faces. Four were arrested.
- by Sean Parnell
Books, healthy food, toilet paper and paranoia in a Wieambilla house
A copy of “The Godfather” novel was found in the sniper’s hide that former principal Nathaniel Train used to track four police officers before the shooting began.
- by Laine Clark
Gunfire from ‘almost robotic’ shooters rocked armoured cop vehicle
The Wieambilla siege inquest hears police had considered whether any of the Trains were being held against their will but it seemed clear all three were there voluntarily.
- by Cheryl Goodenough
‘To the female in the building, place your hands up’: Audio of final shouts to shooters plays in court
The man in charge of the tactical police response to the fatal Wieambilla siege has described how he feared the three shooters could escape into the community and potentially flee into NSW.
- by Cloe Read
What police found inside the Wieambilla house where trio were killed
Nathaniel, Gareth and Stacey Train had been living off the grid and hoarding staples before their killing spree.
- by Cloe Read
Rise in armed offenders in Queensland concerns top cop
There has not been a rise in shootings, the state police commissioner says, but more people are being confrontational with police.
- by Savannah Meacham
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Emergency operator who took call during shooting saw another alert. Here’s why she didn’t check it immediately
A triple-zero call taker took two minutes to follow advice to tell Kerry Dare to get her husband back home during the Wieambilla shooting.
- by Cloe Read
‘Hero’ officers rescued colleagues, retrieved bodies
Emotional police officers tell an inquest of how they rescued a colleague and retrieved bodies while under fire at a remote Queensland property.
- by Cheryl Goodenough