NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley is questioned during a budget estimates hearing about how alleged Bondi gunman Sajid Akram obtained his firearms licence. Multiple outlets report that she declines to answer key questions tied to the licence and related circumstances.
The accounts describe the exchange as part of parliamentary scrutiny of the police portfolio, with questions focused on the licensing process and how the alleged offender was able to obtain firearms. While the reports agree on the central point—that Catley does not provide responses to those specific queries—they do not present detailed findings from investigators or additional documentary evidence in the coverage summarised here. The emphasis in the reporting is therefore on the minister’s refusal to answer, rather than on any confirmed explanation.
Overall, the coverage reflects differing degrees of detail about the hearing itself, but all sources align on the same core event: Catley is grilled over questions concerning Akram’s firearms licence during the estimates process, and she does not answer those questions.
