2026-03-30 af193ed09f7b3de1ce7cf0193a0eabfb23505e1c /feed/2026/03/30/victoria-police-fatally-shoot-dezi-freeman-a-self-prclaimed-sovereign-citizen-and-fugitive-following-a-seven-month-manh Victoria Police fatally shoot Dezi Freeman, a self-prclaimed sovereign citizen and fugitive following a seven month manhunt after he killed two police officers and seriously injured another in a shooting in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia. It was the largest police operation in Australian history. 1775468568 2026-03-30 97fe1ea24715109269a376cea7cb2b2a9fd85c1d /feed/2026/03/30/victoria-police-fatally-shoot-dezi-freeman-a-sovereign-citizen-and-fugitive-who-was-on-the-run-for-seven-months-after-h Victoria Police fatally shoot Dezi Freeman, a sovereign citizen and fugitive who was on the run for seven months after he killed two police officers and seriously injured another in a shooting in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia. 1774899087 2026-03-30 ef38ab166818ec1dd42a30380341db4a001bdf36 /feed/2026/03/30/police-fatally-shoot-dezi-freeman-a-sovereign-citizen-and-fugitive-who-was-on-the-run-for-seven-months-after-he-killed Police fatally shoot Dezi Freeman, a sovereign citizen and fugitive who was on the run for seven months after he killed two police officers and seriously injured another in a shooting in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia. 1774884703 2026-03-30 93446561f4916e38ab37a66258ce2ab1b092bfe4 36 Australia 116 /wiki/australia Porepunkah 37 /wiki/porepunkah Porepunkah police shootings 1 /wiki/porepunkah%20police%20shootings Victoria 71 /wiki/victoria,%20australia Victoria Police 2 /wiki/victoria%20police sovereign citizen 14 /wiki/sovereign%20citizen Australia Porepunkah Porepunkah police shootings Victoria Victoria Police sovereign citizen Porepunkah police shootings 2025-09-7 27421627b31b929ecd6122a9ffa151a601d41f03 /feed/2025/09/7/50-year-old-erin-patterson-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-plus-an-extra-25-years-without-parole-for-33-years-for-the-202 50-year-old Erin Patterson is sentenced to life in prison plus an extra 25 years without parole for 33 years for the 2023 poisoning of four relatives with Beef Wellingtons laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms, killing three and injuring the other in Leongatha, Victoria, Australia. 1757304715 2025-09-7 f56f9497752c01fca250efa4bcbd2f2139f6c4b5 15 Australia Victoria 2 /feed/2025/09/7/erin-patterson-is-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-plus-an-extra-25-years-without-parole-for-33-years-for-the-2023-poisoning Erin Patterson is sentenced to life in prison plus an extra 25 years without parole for 33 years for the 2023 poisoning of four relatives with Beef Wellingtons laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms, killing three and injuring the other in Leongatha, Victoria, Australia. 2025-08-26 27665908195cd5bc88babe6790241172de89287e 15 Porepunkah Porepunkah police shootings Victoria Police 3 /feed/2025/08/26/two-police-officers-are-shot-and-killed-and-a-third-is-wounded-in-a-suspected-sovereign-citizen-terrorist-attack-in-pore Two police officers are shot and killed and a third is wounded in a suspected sovereign citizen terrorist attack in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia, sending the town into lockdown. The perpetrator remains at large. 2024-09-11 2402381d7a8eea212d514d4146b2e72d2abf05cf 19 Australia Victoria Police 2 /feed/2024/09/11/victoria-police-arrest-39-people-and-fire-stun-grenades-rubber-bullets-and-pepper-spray-at-anti-war-and-pro-palestinia Victoria Police arrest 39 people and fire stun grenades, rubber bullets, and pepper spray at anti-war and pro-Palestinian protestors picketing outside a military weapons expo in Melbourne, Australia. 2020-09-14 ed9538076366a5dfc93149a6907ef22170e375e4 12 Australia Victoria Police 2 /feed/2020/09/14/a-man-is-in-a-coma-after-he-was-hit-by-a-police-car-and-kicked-in-the-head-by-an-officer-during-an-arrest-in-melbourne A man is in a coma after he was hit by a police car and kicked in the head by an officer during an arrest in Melbourne, Australia. Prior to the incident, the victim was being treated at a hospital for mental health issues. 2017-12-21 d6d158cc269cafa507691e36a8aa483185860db3 1 Australia Victoria Police 2 /feed/2017/12/21/nineteen-people-are-injured-after-a-car-crashes-into-pedestrians-at-the-corner-of-flinders-street-and-elizabeth-street-i Nineteen people are injured after a car crashes into pedestrians at the corner of Flinders Street and Elizabeth Street in Melbourne, Australia. The driver is arrested. Victoria Police believe that the incident was a "deliberate act" but not terrorism-related. 2017-01-20 ef2c9cf20fc8e6370c49e05ef55903e4c30c55e7 9 Australia Victoria Police 2 /feed/2017/01/20/three-people-are-killed-and-twenty-injured-after-a-man-drove-a-car-into-the-bourke-street-mall-in-the-cbd-of-the-austral Three people are killed and twenty injured after a man drove a car into the Bourke Street Mall in the CBD of the Australian city Melbourne. A man has been arrested and Victoria Police say the incident is not terror related. In the next few weeks, the death toll would rise to six. 2014-11-29 617bb766b61e8570279e4617bd14b31de8356371 10 Australia Victoria 2 /feed/2014/11/29/voters-go-to-the-polls-in-the-australian-state-of-victoria-for-a-state-election-the-election-sees-labor-led-by-daniel Voters go to the polls in the Australian state of Victoria for a state election. The election sees Labor, led by Daniel Andrews, defeat Denis Napthine's Liberal–National Coalition, the first time a one-term government has lost power in the state since 1955. 2013-04-12 c858c48f11e9d87a89ef450add2cf81976bc6fdd 8 Australia 1 /feed/2013/04/12/australian-company-woodside-petroleum-shelves-its-controversial-45-billion-browse-lng-project-planned-for-james-price-p Australian company Woodside Petroleum shelves its controversial $45 billion Browse LNG project planned for James Price Point on Western Australia's Dampier Peninsula. 2012-03-1 0f1c6fe8866b24fda352d8d1eb2d9b60e5ddf073 10 Australia Victoria 2 /feed/2012/03/1/heavy-rains-in-the-australian-state-of-new-south-wales-leads-to-evacuations-or-warnings-in-the-towns-of-cooma-goulburn Heavy rains in the Australian state of New South Wales leads to evacuations or warnings in the towns of Cooma, Goulburn, Queanbeyan and near the town of Kiama. [http:--www.theaustralian.com.au-news-nation-flood-evacuations-loom-in-nsw-as-the-state-gets-a-soaking-story-e6frg6nf-1226285874282 ("The Australian")] [http:--www.abc.net.au-news-2012-03-01-goulburn-prepares-to-evacuate-3862054-?site=illawarra&section=news (ABC News Australia)] [http:--www.dailytelegraph.com.au-news-sydney-nsw-towns-on-high-alert-as-heavy-rain-continues-story-e6freuzi-1226285745193 ("Daily Telegraph")]The Warragamba Dam, the primary water source for the city of Sydney, is expected to overflow within 24 hours causing nearby areas to flood as well as the Nepean River. [http:--www.news.com.au-national-record-rains-force-evacuations-in-nsw-story-e6frfkvr-1226285665120 (News Limited)]Hundreds of people in the northern part of the state of Victoria, with the town of Tallygaroopna the worst affected. [http:--sl.farmonline.com.au-news-state-livestock-cattle-evacuations-as-floods-waters-lap-homes-cars-2473515.aspx?src=rss ("Stock and Land")]date=August 2019 Heavy flooding is also reported in the region of the capital city Canberra with the Old Cotter River dam going under for the first time in a hundred years. [http:--www.smh.com.au-act-news-live-flood-watch-in-act-and-surrounding-regions-20120301-1u4fp.html ("Sydney Morning Herald")]Hundreds of people in the northern part of the state of Victoria, with the town of Tallygaroopna the worst affected. [http:--sl.farmonline.com.au-news-state-livestock-cattle-evacuations-as-floods-waters-lap-homes-cars-2473515.aspx?src=rss ("Stock and Land")]date=August 2019 2011-06-16 a0095280ae7f35d5ebc93d4be3bba6747c1f6a14 13 Australia Victoria Police 2 /feed/2011/06/16/simon-overland-resigns-as-the-chief-commissioner-of-police-in-the-australian-state-of-victoria-following-the-release-of Simon Overland resigns as the Chief Commissioner of Police in the Australian state of Victoria following the release of a damning Ombudsman's report on the release of dodgy crime statistics before the 2010 Victorian election. /feed/2026/03/30/victoria-police-fatally-shoot-dezi-freeman-a-self-proclaimed-sovereign-citizen-and-fugitive-following-a-seven-month-man ABC News 30 89d46695040e01d5dc4dd9af931426b4e0db6b02 3 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-01/dezi-freeman-identification-victoria-police-shooting/106520654 2026 Reuters 30 8f1bb202b67457de6b5adadd189fdfdf2cd2486a 3 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/fugitive-accused-killing-two-australian-police-officers-shot-dead-2026-03-29/ 2026 The Guardian 30 8dc9f7a2b343f3c3a3ade769b4e085e9e22ec3e9 3 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/01/dezi-freeman-porepunkah-killer-police-shooting-sympathy-community-ntwnfb 2026 Victoria Police fatally shoot Dezi Freeman, a self-proclaimed sovereign citizen and fugitive following a seven month manhunt after he killed two police officers and seriously injured another in a shooting in Porepunkah, Victoria, Australia. It was the largest police operation in Australian history.