‘Everybody owns a gun. It’s like having a cordless drill’

‘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.

  • byMeg Watson

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Deadly police ambush:heartbroken families’ plea for change

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.

  • byRex Martinich
Podcast revisits the Wieambilla shootings that left six people dead

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.

  • bySean Parnell
Trump fomented political violence. Now,an already fraught election just got worse

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.

  • byBill Wyman
Police knew their cost-cutting,inaction on gun control put public at risk

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.

  • bySean Parnell
Crisafulli seeks to regain underdog status after promising poll

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.

  • byCameron Atfield
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‘Tempting targets’:WA Police reveal their gun map PR stunt could have increased firearm crime
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‘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.

  • byHamish Hastie
Lethal,legal and locally made:Howard joins police push to restrict this gun nationwide

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.

  • byAndrew Probyn andEliza Edwards
‘Dark day’:Maine mass shooting suspect still at large after 18 people killed

‘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.

  • byRichard Valdmanis andGabriella Borter
Parents of Michigan school shooter to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter

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

‘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.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt