Overview

• About 48 Australian Defence Force personnel joined a large multi‑agency effort that continues to sweep a widened area by air and ground.
• Gus’s family released a photo of the four‑year‑old and asked for privacy as they thanked police, emergency services and volunteers for their support.
• Investigators consider abduction unlikely given the remote station’s restricted access, though detectives conducted interviews before returning focus to the search.
• Teams repeatedly re‑searched the homestead without success and expanded beyond the initial 2.5–3 kilometre radius after trackers failed to find additional prints.
• Authorities cite cold nights, dense scrub and hidden wells or old shafts as serious hazards as they prepare the family for the worst, even as some hold out hope.