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Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline (WITH EXAMPLE PAGE LAYOUTS - see below)

The Age:  December 13, Insight section, page 6, editorial, `Fatal shooting raises old, unanswered questions'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/editorial/fatal-shooting-raises-old-unanswered-question-20081212-6xiy.html

The Age:  December 13, page 4, background analysis (photo) by John Silvester, `Shooting reignites debate on police tactics and use of Taser stun guns'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/shooting-reignites-debate-on-police-tactics-and-use-of-taser-stun-guns-20081212-6xkx.html

The Age:  December 13, page 1, news item (photo) by John Silvester et al, `Two knives, three alarmed police officers and a "scared little boy" lies dead in seconds'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/two-knives-three-alarmed-police-officers-and-a-scared-little-boy-lies-dead-in-seconds-20081212-6xnm.html

The Age, December 12,  comment, 'Statement from the family of Tyler Cassidy' (Statement in full - only excerpts appear in printed paper.)

The Australian, December 13,  page 3, analysis (with photo, video) by Julie-Anne Davies and Miranda Rout, 'Call for answers after cops kill 15-year-old Tyler Cassidy'
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24792760-5006785,00.html

The Herald Sun, December 13,  editorial, 'Death calls for an answer'
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24791016-24218,00.html

The Age:  December 20, page 1, news item by Farah Farouque, `"My son did not want to die, that's not what he wanted"'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/my-son-did-not-want-to-die-20081219-72dm.html

The Age:  December 17, page 7, news item by Andrea Petrie, `Amnesty concern over stun guns'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/amnesty-concern-over-stun-guns-20081216-6zuo.html

Herald-Sun: December 16, page 6, news item by Brendan Roberts, `Tyler's erratic last hours'.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24805590-2862,00.html

The Age:  December 16, page 3, news items by Silvester and Petrie, `Police shot first to hit Tyler's legs / Witness lament for teen'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/police-shot-first-to-hit-tylers-legs-20081215-6z1r.html
http://www.theage.com.au/national/witness-lament-for-teen-20081215-6z1u.html

Herald-Sun: December 15, page 1, news item (photos) by Buttler and Mitchell, `Brumby rules out stun guns'.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24799700-661,00.html

The Australian: December 15, page 3, news item by Julie-anne Davies, `Police training slammed as shooting scene becomes shrine'.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24799936-5006785,00.html

The Age:  December 14, page 1, news item (photos) by Houston and Russell, `"They didn't have to shoot my boy"'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/they-didnt-have-to-shoot-my-boy-20081213-6xxt.html

The Age:  December 14, page 2, news items by Gary Tippet et al, `Police firearms protocol called into question / Twisted national pride of the Southern Cross Soldiers'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/police-firearms-protocol-called-into-question-20081213-6xxv.html

Herald-Sun: December 13, page 1, news item (photo) by Mark Buttler et al, `Driven by hate'.
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24792326-661,00.html

The Age, December 14,  comment by Colleen Lewis, 'This tragedy proves better police training is essential'
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/this-tragedy-proves-better-police-training-is-essential-20081213-6xvy.html

The Herald Sun, December 18,  comment by Jill Singer, 'Online MySpace 'mates' let Tyler Cassidy down'
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24815302-5007146,00.html

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Herald-Sun: December 13, pages 6-7



Herald-Sun: December 13, page 1



Herald-Sun: December 15, page 1



The Age:  December 13, page 1



The Age:  December 20, page 1