On the evening of September 5, 1994, John Newman, a member of the NSW State Parliament and Member for the seat of Cabramatta, was gunned down in his driveway. He was only the second politician to be assassinated in Australia.
Seven years later, Puong Ngo, a local club owner who had previously attempted to secure pre-selection for the seat of Cabramatta, was convicted of his murder. In On Deadly Ground, Tim Priest, an ex-detective who dedicated his life to fighting crime on the dangerous streets of Cabramatta, reveals the whole story behind the assassination, from the events leading up to the shooting, through to the trial and defence, the rise of Asian gangs in Sydney and the ins and outs of what's happening now.