Anthony Albanese says Alan Dare was pushed by that “great Australian instinct to help”, and he paid for his kindness and concern along with his life.
The Prime Minister led the condolence motions in a particular parliamentary sitting on Thursday, paying tribute additionally to the “bravery and sacrifice” of constables Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold, who alongside Mr Dare have been killed by Nathaniel, Gareth and Stacey Train in Wieambilla on Monday.
“We grieve for Alan Dare and we grieve for Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, who have paid a price that no one who puts on the uniform should ever have to pay,” Mr Albanese mentioned.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, a former police officer, was visibly moved to tears as he too paid tribute to the “bravery” of the 2 constables who had been murdered.
Mr Dutton mentioned the nation had misplaced “three wonderful Australians”.
“Three people who embodied compassion, commitment, and courage during their lives and in their final moments,” Mr Dutton mentioned.
“Simply those qualities that we will remember in which we will reveal, those qualities which will continue to inspire confidence in us to confront evil wherever it lurks.”
Both Mr Albanese and Mr Dutton additionally paid tribute to the “incredible bravery” of constables Randall Kirk and Keely Brough, who survived the bloodbath.
“Their quick thinking and bravery has helped to save their own lives as well as others in calling for back up,” Mr Dutton mentioned.
The 4 constables visited the Trains’ Wieambilla property – between Tara and Chinchilla on Queensland’s Western Downs – to hold out a welfare verify on Monday.
They have been met with what Mr Albanese described as “a fortress of armoury”.
The Trains opened fireplace on the group earlier than taking the lives of constables McCrow and Arnold in an execution-style homicide.
Constable Brough hid herself within the bushes, the place she despatched messages to her household anticipating she too can be killed. She known as for backup as Constable Kirk lay injured and the trio lit a fireplace in an try to smoke her out.
Hearing gunshots and seeing smoke, Mr Dare had gone to research and assist his neighbours.
Instead, he “walked into the line of fire, and paid the ultimate price”, native MP and Chinchilla resident David Littleproud instructed parliament.
Chinchilla had since offered out of flowers, because it and the group of Tara wraps their arms round one another on this time of grief, he mentioned.
As he held again tears, Mr Dutton mentioned this was an assault that will by no means actually be understood.
“The depravity of this incident is what has struck hardest,” he mentioned.
“The execution-style and the complete disregard for the human beings that those officers were.
“The premeditated nature of the attack, the callous lack of heeding of please that would have … echoed in between those gunshots.”
It has since emerged Gareth Train was a far-right sympathiser lively on anti-police and anti-vax boards.
His spouse, Stacey, had beforehand been married to his brother Nathaniel – a former esteemed faculty principal.
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil mentioned whereas regulation enforcement was nonetheless making an attempt to piece issues collectively, it was doubtless that radicalisation had performed an element.
“Conspiracy theories, disinformation, and misinformation … are being turbocharged by technology into terrible acts of violence,” she mentioned.
