‘Postcode wars’: Knives and danger lurking on our streets

Email When two teenagers were stabbed to death at Blacktown within months of each other in late 2021, police knew they had to act. See firsthand what they’ve done as we take you inside their blitz on gangs and blades in Western Sydney.

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