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The Ultimate Sacrifice

It was a scene of unspeakable evil when a routine callout turned into Queensland"s deadliest police shooting. Four young police officers were ambushed in the outback town of Wieambilla. Two were executed in cold blood, and an innocent neighbour was also gunned down. Two officers escaped the siege, injured but alive. Dozens of police reinforcements engaged in a six-hour gunfight against three heavily armed cop killers. An investigation would unearth a dark and twisted web of conspiracy theories and

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1. The Buggy

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2025/12/23

Just after midnight, 19-year-old Dean Webber dials triple zero. An injured woman he’s never met before - Candice Locke - had run to his home for help. Within minutes, more strangers arrive at his house looking for Candice. As tensions escalate, Dean’s frantic phone call recordings capture the fear in real time - until, terrified for his life, he reaches for a knife just as the triple zero operator hangs up on him. But how did it come to this, when just hours earlier almost everyone

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Listen Next - Alva Beach: Death At The Door

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2025/12/23

Are you looking for a new podcast over the holidays? 60 Minutes’ Adam Hegarty has travelled to Alva Beach to uncover the truth behind one of Australia's most baffling legal cases that raises the burning question: How do two family men lose their lives, and no-one be held accountable? One tragic night in 2018, what began as an NRL grand final party in a quiet town on the Queensland coast spiralled into a storm of lies, drunken embellishment and a bungled emergency response. By dawn, two men -

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Terror At Bondi: Stories from 2GB & 9News

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2025/12/18

On December 14, 2025, Bondi Beach became the site of the deadliest terror attack on Australian soil - 15 innocent people killed when two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration. Built from eyewitness testimony and deeply personal stories gathered in the immediate aftermath, this series documents how a peaceful Sunday evening gathering became one of the darkest days in Australia’s history. Through interviews recorded by reporters across the 2GB and Nine News teams, hear raw, unfiltered

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Charges dropped, jury selected

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2025/12/14

On the first day of her murder trial, the jury learned charges Erin Patterson tried to kill her estranged husband had been dropped. Patterson is standing trial accused of murdering three other family members and attempting to murder a fourth after serving a lunch of beef wellington containing deadly mushrooms. She’s pleaded not guilty to all charges.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Listen Next - The Mushroom Trial: Say Grace

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2025/12/14

If you're looking for another podcast to dive into over the holidays, we recommendThe Mushroom Trial: Say Grace.This podcast follows the case of Erin Patterson, currently serving a life sentence for murdering three guests who attended a lunch at her property in the Latrobe Valley in 2023. Co-hosted by Nine reporter Penelope Liersch and The Age Crime & Justice Reporter Erin Pearson, this podcast takes you inside the trial and every update since.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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Episode 17. The Coroner's Recommendations

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2025/11/22

Weeks out from the third anniversary of the Wieambilla shootings, the State Coroner hands down his report - finding the actions of the Trains on 12 December, 2022 was not a ‘terrorist act’. Some, but not all, of the key issues raised in the inquest are addressed in the Coroner's 10 recommendations - including drones for regional police, mandatory mental health checks for gun licences, intelligence sharing and training for triple 0 call operators. The McCrow and Arnold families voice

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Listen Next - Alva Beach: Death At The Door

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2025/11/07

If you're looking for your next investigative podcast, take a listen... One tragic night in 2018, what began as an NRL grand final party in a quiet town on the Queensland coast spiralled into a storm of lies, drunken embellishment and a bungled emergency response. By dawn, two men - Tom Davy & Corey Christensen - were dead, killed by a teenager they’d never met. Seven years on, 60 Minutes’ Adam Hegarty has travelled to Alva Beach to uncover the truth behind one of Australia's most

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UPDATE - Episode 16: The Plea Deal

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2025/11/04

A major update in Donald Day Jr’s case - the man originally accused of inciting the deadly police ambush has struck a surprise plea deal in the United States. Melissa Downes is joined by Arizona journalist Cody Lillich to unpack the legal twists, the FBI recordings and how Day walked away with a watered-down conviction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Listen Next - Alva Beach: Death At The Door

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2025/09/27

If you're looking for your next investigative podcast, take a listen... One tragic night in 2018, what began as an NRL grand final party in a quiet town on the Queensland coast spiralled into a storm of lies, drunken embellishment and a bungled emergency response. By dawn, two men - Tom Davy & Corey Christensen - were dead, killed by a teenager they’d never met. Seven years on, 60 Minutes’ Adam Hegarty has travelled to Alva Beach to uncover the truth behind one of Australia's most

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The Saints - 7. Child Safety Failure

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2025/05/07

In the final episode of The Saints - The cult is now locked behind bars, but is anyone else to blame for Elizabeth’s death? In this episode, host Pippa Bradshaw is joined by legal experts to examine allegations of multiple failures by the Child Safety Department and the many lingering questions in this case. Why were warnings from medical experts ignored? Why was Elizabeth's case closed? And why was Elizabeth left in the care of two parents convicted over allowing her to almost die the first

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The Saints - 6. Cult Control

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2025/05/07

In Episode Six of The Saints, estranged loved ones of ‘The Saints’ share surreal and heartbreaking accounts of losing family to a cult. This episode reveals that The Saints isn't an outlier, but a textbook example of how cults take hold. Pippa Bradshaw is joined by forensic anthropologist and criminologist Dr. Xanthé Mallett to unpack the formation, impact and far-reaching consequences of fringe religious sects quietly embedding themselves in communities nationwide.See

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The Saints - 5. The Trial

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2025/05/07

Episode Five of The Saints takes you inside the unprecedented mass trial. The 14 cult members reject legal representation and let their police interviews do the talking in the Supreme Court of Australia. The Saints are confronted with testimony from medical experts, police officers and family members. After a nine-week trial, the Judge delivers a shocking verdict that will set legal precedent in Australia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Saints - 4. Saints to Sinners

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2025/05/07

Episode Four of The Saints explores the circumstances that led to Elizabeth's death. With her mother now out of prison and her father in the grip of the cult and Elizabeth is left vulnerable. After her parents are arrested, Pippa Bradshaw tracks down the cult in Toowoomba to find answers. Months later, 12 other adults are also charged and we hear them attempt to justify their actions, through hours-long police interviews, steadfast in their belief that God will miraculously bring Elizabeth back to

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The Saints - 3. Critical Warnings Ignored

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2025/05/06

In Episode Three of The Saints; Serious red flags loomed long before Elizabeth Struhs' tragic death. In 2019, she was rushed to the hospital on the brink of death. Court documents, police interrogations and expert medical testimony expose the events leading to Elizabeth’s diagnosis. Her case was so extreme, having been neglected to the point of critical illness, that her mother was jailed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Saints - 2. The Cult Unmasked

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2025/05/06

In Episode Two of The Saints, who are the 14 cult members arrested over Elizabeth Struhs’ death? How did ordinary people, from teachers to police officers, become entangled in religious cult who called themselves The Saints? Estranged family members and friends break their silence for the first time. This episode breaks down the origins of this group, its members, and the shocking truth behind their decent into religious extremism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Saints - 1. Elizabeth

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2025/05/06

Welcome to Episode One of this new true crime podcast. In January 2022, two parents were arrested on the front lawn of their Toowoomba home and charged over the death of their eight-year-old daughter, Elizabeth Struhs. In the months that followed a disturbing story unraveled of a religious cult with extreme beliefs, rejecting medical assistance and placing their complete trust in divine healing.In a rare and deeply personal interview, Elizabeth’s sister opens up about how their mother’s

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Preview of 'The Mushroom Trial: Say Grace'

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2025/04/30

Search for 'The Mushroom Trial: Say Grace' wherever you get your podcasts, then press the follow button. New episodes publish weekly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Introducing: The Saints

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2025/04/06

From A Current Affair and 9Podcasts, The Saints is a new investigative podcast unraveling one of Australia’s most shocking and heartbreaking stories: the tragic death of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs. All 14 members of the fringe religious group known as The Saints - including her own parents - were found guilty of her manslaughter, but many questions remain unanswered. How did it all go so wrong? How did an innocent child slip through every safety net? How did a system meant to protect her

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Episode 15: Donald Day Jr.

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2024/09/06

A year after the Wieambilla shootings, on the other side of the world, FBI agents swarmed a petrol station in a remote Arizona town, making a dramatic arrest and revealing the man behind the name “Don”. Donald Day Jr. is now heading to trial on five federal charges and the evidence against him has been laid bare in new court documents; disturbing videos praising the Trains, online comments boasting about being “an x-con, who’s armed to the teeth”, and the cache of guns found at his home. In this

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Episode 14: A Legacy of Change

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2024/08/29

Heartache and disappointment consumed the coronial inquest on its final day. The mothers of Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold deliver emotional statements, sharing the many “what ifs” that still haunt them from that day, and the critical questions that remain unanswered. In this episode, new details come to light around radio blackspots, body worn cameras, the Arnold family’s agonising five-hour wait for answers, and Rachel McCrow’s final message. And as Internal Investigations hone in on

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