How gangsters are still obtaining military-grade guns in Bondi masscre's wake

Samantha Selinger-Morris· Host0:00

[gentle music] Last week, there were a couple of shocking crimes in Sydney. In one, a father and his 15-year-old daughter were forced to flee when a gunman approached them at school pickup time. In another, assailants in a car filmed themselves as they sprayed bullets from a high-powered firearm into a funeral home. I'm Samantha Selinger-Morris, and you're listening to the Morning Edition from The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. Today, crime reporter Perry Duffin discusses the crime war in Sydney and how the underworld is still accessing military-style guns after Port Arthur and in the wake of the Bondi massacre. It's Monday, June 15th. Perry, welcome back to the podcast.

Perry Duffin· Guest0:52

Sam, good to be here.

Samantha Selinger-Morris· Host0:54

Okay, Perry, so a pretty shocking scene unfolded at a school in Sydney last week. A father had just picked up his 15-year-old daughter from school, they're in their ute in the parking lot, and then a gunman approaches them. They've gotta flee. So what happened?

Perry Duffin· Guest1:10

Yeah, so it appears that this was a attempted assassination by the underworld on a man who is in fact not connected to the underworld personally. He is believed to be a relative of a high-ranking organized crime figure, but is otherwise a completely