Three-day manhunt ends as man charged over family axe attack – as it happened
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•Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:43:48 GMT
📰 What Happened
A three-day manhunt ended on Wednesday when police charged a man over an axe attack on a family. The story led the Guardian's Australian politics live blog for 9 September. The blog tracked the day from morning to night, from police news to question time.
Through the day, it covered the fight over the $6 million golf club grant in the prime minister's electorate. It also reported diesel prices at their highest since April, with Canberra drivers paying $2.70 a litre. Lighter moments included a P-plater fined more than $1,000 for buttering a bagel while driving.
🔍 The Backstory
Live blogs are the Guardian's running account of politics and news through the day. They mix breaking news, court and police stories, and policy debates as they happen. Wednesday's edition also paid tribute to Blanche d'Alpuget, who died aged 82.
Other items included a death in custody at the Alice Springs correctional centre. The blog also covered plans for new measures against Israeli settler violence. And it reported a bitter clash between One Nation's Pauline Hanson and MP Andrew Hastie. Readers get one place to follow the whole day, from manhunts to question time.
🎯 Why It Matters
People feel safer when violent suspects are caught quickly, and this blog showed that in real time. It also captured news that affects daily life, from fuel prices to political scandals. Live coverage keeps citizens informed as events unfold.
A three-day manhunt ended on Wednesday when police charged a man over an axe attack on a family. The story led the Guardian's Australian politics live blog for 9 September. The blog tracked the day from morning to night, from police news to question time.
Through the day, it covered the fight over the $6 million golf club grant in the prime minister's electorate. It also reported diesel prices at their highest since April, with Canberra drivers paying $2.70 a litre. Lighter moments included a P-plater fined more than $1,000 for buttering a bagel while driving.
Live blogs are the Guardian's running account of politics and news through the day. They mix breaking news, court and police stories, and policy debates as they happen. Wednesday's edition also paid tribute to Blanche d'Alpuget, who died aged 82.
Other items included a death in custody at the Alice Springs correctional centre. The blog also covered plans for new measures against Israeli settler violence. And it reported a bitter clash between One Nation's Pauline Hanson and MP Andrew Hastie. Readers get one place to follow the whole day, from manhunts to question time.
People feel safer when violent suspects are caught quickly, and this blog showed that in real time. It also captured news that affects daily life, from fuel prices to political scandals. Live coverage keeps citizens informed as events unfold.