On December 12, 2022, three innocent people were ambushed by extremists and murdered in cold blood in a country Queensland town. Why it occurred may never be fully understood.
Ballistic police vest would not have saved officer killed at Wieambilla, inquest hears
It's the fifth and final week of an inquest into the 2022 tragedy, which claimed the life of two police officers and a neighbour.
Photo shows QPS Constables Rachel McCrow and Matthew ArnoldSergeant tells Wieambilla inquest he was reluctant to ask police to send officers to property before deadly ambush
A NSW sergeant tells the inquest they knew one of the shooters had a dislike for police before Queensland officers were sent to the property and killed in a religiously motivated attack.
Photo shows A wide shot of the Train's home, with two sheds and a dam in sight.Wieambilla inquest hears haunting final message to woman who reported Nathaniel Train missing
A woman close with Nathaniel, who made the missing persons report after not seeing him in person for 12 months, gives evidence at the Wieambilla shooting inquest.
Photo shows A wide shot of the Train's home, with two sheds and a dam in sight.Trio behind Wieambilla police shooting were ‘radicalised’
The inquest into the deaths of constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and local man Alan Dare, is currently looking at the motivations of the killers.
Photo shows 'Radicalised' Online, Wieambilla Inquest: Woman and man with their heads together in a screengrab from a black and white video.Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 6 seconds.Extremism expert tells Wieambilla inquest the 'battle arrived' the moment the officers crossed 'the Rubicon'
Three "radicalised" conspiracy theorists who gunned down two police officers and their neighbour believed they were in a "final battle" as "the end" arrived, a Queensland court has heard.
Photo shows Nathaniel, Gareth and Stacey Train graphic black and white with aerial view of their property behindForensic psychiatrist tells inquest trio who killed two police officers were 'morally insane'
A forensic psychiatrist tells an inquest, the trio who killed two police officers and their neighbour on Queensland's Western Downs in 2022, were "morally insane".
Photo shows Stacey and Gareth Train YouTubeSERT operator tells Wieambilla inquest of Nathaniel Train's 'last stand' to fire police officer's gun
A senior specialist police officer tells an inquest gunshots fired by extremists, who killed two constables at Wieambilla in 2022, were "like nothing experienced before".
Photo shows A woman standing near a home, holding a gun.The Wieambilla inquest heard negotiation attempts
Gareth, Nathaniel and Stacey Train were killed after negotiations failed to result in a surrender.
Photo shows Audio levels play over the top of a picture of a rural property.Has Video Duration: 22 seconds.'Who shoots police and just sits and waits?': Specialist commander takes stand at Wieambilla inquest
A senior commander was almost certain three extremists would flee their property after gunning down two rural police officers.
Photo shows police officer in uniform walking out of a courtConfronting police footage reveals how deadly Wieambilla shootout unfolded
Before December 2022 few people had heard of Wieambilla, a tiny locality in rural Queensland.
Has Video Duration: 8 minutes 54 seconds.Main sniper hide in Wieambilla shootout had hand-strengthening device and The Godfather book inside, inquest hears
A senior officer described the extremists' property where three people were killed as a "stronghold", an inquest has heard.
Photo shows A shot of the Trains's house from the front.Kerry Dare's tripl-0 phone call after her husband goes to see what's happening at the Trains' property
Kerry Dare's tripl-0 phone call after her husband goes to see what's happening at the Trains' property
Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 53 seconds.Triple-0 operator apologised for delay in calling back wife of man murdered at Wieambilla, inquest hears
Kerry Dare told the triple-0 operator there had been two big bangs and her husband was going to investigate. When the operator called back, Ms Dare's husband was already dead.
Photo shows A woman carries a yellow folder with two other women beside her.'I knew they were gone': Officer in tears recounting moment she knew two colleagues had been shot dead
Police officers have broken down before an inquest, recounting their efforts to rescue a colleague and retrieve the bodies of two constables killed at Wieambilla in 2022.
Photo shows Tara police officers Matthew Arnold, 26, and Rachel McCrow, 29, were both fatally killed at Wieambilla on Monday afternoon.Wieambilla inquest hears police officer was 'hunted' by shooters before her rescue
A senior Queensland police officer has told an inquest why he made the decision to send in officers to save a young constable before specialised teams arrived.
Photo shows The fence and mailbox at the front of a property with a burnt out car in the background.Chopper vision from the Wieambilla shooting
Aerial footage from a police helicopter shows the Trains positioned just outside their house.
Photo shows Chopper vision shows two people just outside of their rural home.Has Video Duration: 51 seconds.Footage shows final moments of shootout with police after six-hour Wieambilla siege
Vision released by Queensland police shows dramatic moments during the final shootout after a six-hour siege at Wieambilla in December 2022.
Photo shows A woman standing near a home, holding a gun.Footage shows the moment Constable Randall Kirk escaped
Shots can be heard in footage captured by the officer's body-worn camera.
Photo shows A content warning indicates the following footage may disturb some viewers.Has Video Duration: 1 minute 13 seconds.Video from police body-worn camera
An inquest into the Wieambilla shootings saw video taken by Constable Randall Kirk's body-worn camera.
Photo shows A content warning says viewers are advised the following content may be disturbing.Has Video Duration: 4 minutes 31 seconds.Video from Alan Dare's mobile
An inquest into the Wieambilla shooting has seen mobile phone footage captured by neighbour Alan Dare.
Photo shows A still from a video shows fire burning at a rural property.Has Video Duration: 22 seconds.