Coronial findings into the deadly Wieambilla shootings show police will continue to be under-resourced and at risk from radio and internet black spots unless changes are made, a union chief says.

The shootings on December 12, 2022, claimed six lives, including two police officers, and were the subject of a five-week coronial inquest in 2024.

Queensland Coroner Terry Ryan on Friday handed down findings across nine issues related to the shootings and made 10 recommendations.

The families of Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold, led by Judy McCrow, outside Brisbane Magistrates Court after State Coroner Terry Ryan handed down his findings into the Wieambilla ambush. Credit: Cameron Atfield

Acting police union president Andy Williams said police were at risk from issues that had been known

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