Porepunkah police shooting LIVE updates: Search for Dezi Freeman enters fourth day as rain, terrain hampers manhunt
Alleged gunman Dezi Freeman remains on the run, heavily armed and with nothing to lose. Follow our live coverage.
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Open Original WebsiteThis school’s ‘KISS and catch up’ approach became its secret to success
One of the best lessons this school learnt from the pandemic was to keep it simple – and the results are starting to show.
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Open Original WebsiteWhat is Melbourne’s Japanese sister city? Test yourself with The Age quiz
How well do you know Melbourne and Victoria? Test your trivia and news knowledge with The Age’s weekly quiz.
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Open Original WebsiteSchool zones, city streets set for 30km/h under new speed limit rules
Road safety experts have praised the slower speed limits as an overdue move to prevent deaths and serious injury.
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Open Original WebsiteFugitive Dezi Freeman’s fascination with firearms revealed
New details of Tuesday’s police shooting have emerged as concerns have been raised about Freeman’s firearms licence, which had been repeatedly removed and returned.
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Open Original WebsitePorepunkah police shooting as it happened: Victoria police provide update on search for ‘sovereign citizen’ Dezi Freeman as thick brush around Mount Buffalo hampers progress
Alleged gunman Dezi Freeman remains on the run, heavily armed and with nothing to lose as tributes flow for the two officers shot and killed in Porepunkah. Follow our live coverage.
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 20:05:58 +1000
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Museum ticket price rise in limbo as Viking treasure exhibition opens
As a priceless Viking hoard goes on display, the Melbourne Museum is dealing with “severe” funding cuts, forcing it to axe staff, but it has delayed a controversial price rise for visitors.
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Open Original WebsiteIn the mountains for work, Vadim de Waart’s good fortune ran out
A Belgian boy who made his home in Melbourne, Vadim de Waart felt lucky in every aspect of his life, from his new apartment to his dream job. It was in the mountains on a temporary posting that his good fortune ran out.
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Open Original WebsiteDeath knock: From mountain murders to a massive manhunt
The police officers made their way up a single-lane bitumen road and into a deadly ambush.
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Open Original WebsiteIn his own words: Accused police killer Dezi Freeman speaks of hardships, hatred
The fugitive made a desperate plea to a court for the return of his licence, saying his family was in a dire situation and it could be the straw that broke the camel’s back.
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AFL legend Nicky Winmar fronts court on assault, choking charges
The former St Kilda star was in July charged with committing two assaults and intentionally choking, strangling or suffocating a person.
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Open Original WebsiteReligion and table tennis made this school one of the state’s most improved
St Mary’s was the first Coptic Orthodox school outside Egypt when it opened, but the principal says religion is just one element contributing to her school’s success.
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +1000
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Porepunkah police shooting as it happened: Accused gunman remains on run as slain officers named
Dezi Freeman remains the target of a major manhunt after allegedly executing two policemen and injuring a third in an ambush attack in Porepunkah. Follow our live coverage.
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 22:20:23 +1000
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It’s time to end this irrational rubbish of sovereign citizens
The deaths of two police officers and the wounding of another has thrown the spotlight on “sovereign citizens”.
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Open Original Website‘Leave me alone, you terrorist’: Dezi Freeman’s frequent run-ins with the police he hated
A troubled Freeman was no stranger to police or the courts. He had bounced between them at almost every level in the years before he is alleged to have shot dead two police.
Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:47:47 +1000
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