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Sydney’s gun crime shock: we have fewer shootings but they’re more brazen

While gun murders have fallen, we’re witnessing a rise in public shootings.

09.10.2025 5

WA Today

Vincent Hurley

Sydney’s gun crime shock: we have fewer shootings but they’re more brazen

While gun murders have fallen, we’re witnessing a rise in public shootings.

09.10.2025 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Vincent Hurley

Sydney’s gun crime shock: we have fewer shootings but they’re more brazen

While gun murders have fallen, we’re witnessing a rise in public shootings.

09.10.2025 4

The Age

Vincent Hurley

Sydney’s gun crime shock: we have fewer shootings but they’re more brazen

While gun murders have fallen, we’re witnessing a rise in public shootings.

09.10.2025 5

Brisbane Times

Vincent Hurley

The timelines and tough decisions police will be weighing up in the Dezi Freeman hunt

If police eventually have to downgrade the search for Dezi Freeman, how will the victims’ families react and what message will it send to the...

18.09.2025 6

The Conversation

Vincent Hurley

I’m a former hostage negotiator. Here’s why police offered a surrender plan to fugitive Dezi Freeman

A surrender plan aims to send a message to Dezi Freeman that he has options open to him to bring things to a peaceful end.

02.09.2025 9

The Conversation

Vincent Hurley

What is a ‘crime scene’, really? An expert explains how it’s more than just blue police tape

If you’ve only ever seen crime scenes on TV shows, the reality will likely surprise you.

29.01.2025 6

The Conversation

Vincent Hurley

After a spate of recent stabbings, is knife crime getting worse in Australia?

A string of high-profile stabbing incidents in Australia, including this year’s Bondi Junction attacks, the Wakeley attack on Bishop Mari Emmanuel...

01.10.2024 2

The Conversation

Vincent Hurley