Wieambilla shootings: what happened on 12 December 2022? An inquest hopes to find out

The inquest into what appeared to be an ambush of police by three extremist Christian conspiracy theorists will begin 29 July

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It was supposed to be a missing person search.

When four police from the Tara and Chinchilla stations in western Queensland were sent to 251 Wains Road, Wieambilla, at 4.30pm on 12 December 2022, they had no idea what they'd find.

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