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Feb 2017
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Case 45: Port Arthur

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On April 28 1996, a lone gunman entered the Broad Arrow Café in Tasmania’s historic Port Arthur site and opened fire. By the end of his shooting spree, 35 lives had been lost and 24 others were injured, including two young children...

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Researched and co-written by Anna Priestland

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