Gun control
‘Everybody owns a gun. It’s like having a cordless drill’
From teenagers with glocks to middle-aged mums with shotguns – these portraits from Melbourne photographer Tom Franks place an Aussie lens on US gun culture.
- by Meg Watson
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Deadly police ambush: heartbroken families’ plea for change
The families of two officers shot dead in Queensland have called for immediate law changes around firearms and police communications on the first day of a coronial inquest into their deaths.
- by Rex Martinich
Podcast revisits the Wieambilla shootings that left six people dead
A new podcast from the creators of award-winning Hannah’s Story will examine Australia’s deadliest police shooting and the coronial inquest looking for answers.
- by Sean Parnell
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Trump fomented political violence. Now, an already fraught election just got worse
Political violence in the US is rare, but has a dark heart beating just out of sight. The attempted assassination of Donald Trump has seen it burst to the surface again.
- by Bill Wyman
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Queensland Police
Police knew their cost-cutting, inaction on gun control put public at risk
A previously unreleased internal report condemned the Queensland Police Service for failing to act on weapons licensing failures despite 32 separate reviews.
- by Sean Parnell
Crisafulli seeks to regain underdog status after promising poll
Queensland Opposition Leader David Crisafulli has rejected claims he is a shoo-in to be sworn in as premier in October, following polls that pointed to a convincing LNP victory.
- by Cameron Atfield
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Police
‘Tempting targets’: WA Police reveal their gun map PR stunt could have increased firearm crime
“Maps identifying the locations and concentrations of firearm owners provide bad-faith actors with information on tempting targets, increasing the risk of home invasion, theft, and ultimately, firearms-related offences,” WA Police’s own Freedom of Information officer said.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Lethal, legal and locally made: Howard joins police push to restrict this gun nationwide
The pump-action Wedgetail MPR308 rifle is banned in NSW, Tasmania and the ACT but can be bought in every other state and territory.
- by Andrew Probyn and Eliza Edwards
‘Dark day’: Maine mass shooting suspect still at large after 18 people killed
A law enforcement bulletin identified Robert Card, 40, a US Army reservist who recently said he had been hearing voices and had other mental health issues.
- by Richard Valdmanis and Gabriella Borter
Parents of Michigan school shooter to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter
James and Jennifer Crumbley are accused of making a gun accessible to their son Ethan and ignoring his mental health needs. Ethan killed four students, and wounded six others.
‘He was quiet ... but he was a good kid’: Kellerberrin community search for motive in murder-suicide
Locals say Lachlan Bowles was being bullied by his co-worker Terry Czernowski, as they try to understand why he fatally shot the father-of-one on Thursday.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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