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Sydney gangland violence map

The map that exposes Sydney’s bloody two-year gang war

Data compiled by the Herald reveals the shocking pattern of shootings, firebombings and underworld violence that has scarred the city.

  • Perry Duffin and Nigel Gladstone

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A police officer walks down the Campbelltown street on Monday night.

How are bullied and burnt-out officers expected to keep people safe?

Rampant bullying and unaddressed trauma are leaving officers stressed out and psychologically injured, an independent review has revealed.

  • Amber Schultz
Failed gangland hit outside Fairfield school.

Father, daughter flee gunman at Sydney school pick-up

The man and his daughter, 15, were sitting in a car outside school when the masked gunman approached them.

  • Perry Duffin and Jack Gramenz
Military-style weapons posted online by a drill rap account following the shooting in Punchbowl with a similar weapon on Sunday.

High-powered gangland weapons leave cops on edge after funeral shooting

Senior police said there would be 100 dead if the Bondi Beach shooters had used some of the guns available to the underworld. A man and a boy have been charged over the shooting.

  • Perry Duffin
The footage shows a hooded gunman firing shots out a car window.

Mourners not deterred by Saturday shooting at gang leader’s funeral

Crowds flocked to the mosque where a fallen gangland boss’ funeral was scheduled on Sunday, after a gunman shot at the previously planned venue on Saturday.

  • Perry Duffin, Cindy Yin and Clare Sibthorpe
Lorenzo Laemalu (right) pictured with rapper Ay Huncho, whose legal name is Ali Younes.

Sydney gang member shot dead in Vietnam amid underworld feud

Lorenzo Laemalu, a former ally of the Alameddine crime family, was killed in Ho Chi Minh City overnight.

  • Riley Walter
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Simon Letch colour illo / illustration Credit card fraud, robbery, hack illustration for Smart Investor.

The ‘fraud triangle’ crushing our trust, from gangs to the NDIS

One Herald front page contained a dismal trifecta that’s eating away at our social fabric.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
NSW Police’s anti-gang taskforce, Strike Force Falcon, will investigate the shootings.

Three Sydney homes shot at as gangland war intensifies

Within half an hour, three homes in Sydney were sprayed with bullets on Friday night.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
The 200-odd revellers were forced to lay face down on the ground during the operation.

Police gatecrash bikie clubhouse party in Sydney

The party at the Mongols’ clubhouse ended early after heavily armed police forced bikies to lie on the ground and turn over alcohol, drugs and cash.

  • Perry Duffin
CCTV captured a gunmen open firing on Talgham Avenue into a home which was attacked four times in four weeks in March and April 2026. Police suspect the white Audi getaway vehicle was later involved in a high-speed chase on April 11.

Houses shot, police chase ‘kill car’ in night of gang violence across Sydney

Police say they chased down men in balaclavas as they drove a high-performance “kill car” stocked with jerry cans, bleach and guns.

  • Perry Duffin