Eleanor Wilson and Robyn Wuth
Updated August 6, 2026 — 9:34am , first published 8:18am
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A baby has been rescued from a siege that left two adults dead and forced an outback town into lockdown for hours.
The incident unfolded in Charleville, 600 kilometres west of Toowoomba in south-west Queensland, after police rushed to reports of a serious assault at a home about 6pm on Wednesday.
Residents across a three-street block were ordered to stay inside for nearly eight hours as specialist police swarmed the area and declared an emergency…
Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU
