More shootings on Sydney’s streets and yet more police powers – but to what end?

Increased police powers in the past have done little to stem the deadly gun violence within Sydney’s organised crime. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

The New South Wales premier stands outside a police station in Sydney’s west after a spate of shootings, saying he makes “no apologies” for announcing tougher measures to target organised crime.

The police minister is there too, chiming in with: “We’ve seen retaliatory attacks across criminal gangs for too long in Sydney.”