Guns
‘Incredibly stupid’: Pistol-wielding Uber driver faces court after parliament emergency
The man triggered a major police response when he waved a replica gun from the window of his car outside NSW parliament.
- by Amber Schultz
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Liberal Party
WA Liberal-National alliance on fire over gun reforms
The political bunfight broke out after Nationals and Opposition Leader Shane Love told a firearms and fisheries session in Bunbury last week his party would not form government with the Liberals unless they committed to scrapping regulations enforcing the Firearms Act changes.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Perth
Man shot himself inside Perth emergency department after partner pronounced dead
A witness has claimed the man pulled out a homemade gun after his partner was pronounced dead by hospital staff.
- by Holly Thompson and Amber Wilkinson
Opinion
Guns in America
How my kids are adjusting to life in a country with more guns than people
I hadn’t planned to write about gun violence as soon as I moved to the United States, but this relentless stream of killing is impossible to ignore.
- by Liz Gooch
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Crime
The Sydney man who has survived seven gunshot wounds in three separate attacks
A man injured in two targeted attacks in the past four years has again lived to tell the tale after being shot at Winston Hills on Wednesday night.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
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Crime
‘He lived by the sword, he died by the sword’: How the ‘Angel of Death’ got his name
Tarek Ayoub’s body was found riddled with bullets in a quiet Sydney street. Police are hunting multiple gunmen over an execution with all the signs of a professional hit.
- by Perry Duffin and Jessica McSweeney
‘Extremely wicked’: Charlise Mutten’s killer jailed for life without parole
The judge said Justin Stein “did not shed a tear” and used tissues as a prop during his trial for the callous murder of his partner’s nine-year-old daughter.
- by Sarah McPhee
‘Enraged’ husband shoots at family, stranger, before turning gun on himself
A man pulled a gun on his family and shot a passerby in a violent spree, ending in the discovery of his body in a creek.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Amber Schultz
Opinion
Animal attacks
There are too many crocs in Australia. Time to unleash the hunters
Other countries successfully manage safari-style hunting of dangerous animals such as crocodiles. Why not Australia?
- by Brad Emery
‘Blood on my face’: Harrowing ambush videos shown at Wieambilla inquest
The deadly shooting at a remote Queensland property began soon after one officer could be heard asking his colleagues: “There’s a warrant for this fella?”
- by Rex Martinich
Two men to face court after daylight eastern suburbs police pursuit
A man allegedly confronted a resident nearby John Ibrahim’s clifftop mansion while armed with a pistol before leading police on a chase. There is no suggestion of wrongdoing on Ibrahim’s part.
- by Jessica McSweeney
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