Australia launches biggest gun buyback in 30 years after Bondi beach terror attack
Prime minister announces first firearm buyback since since Port Arthur massacre, and designates Sunday a national day of reflection in honour of Hanukah shooting victimsVictims of Bondi beach shootingTen minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFollow the latest...
<p>Prime minister announces first firearm buyback since since Port Arthur massacre, and designates Sunday a national day of reflection in honour of Hanukah shooting victims</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/ng-interactive/2025/dec/16/bondi-terror-attack-victims-what-we-know-so-far">Victims of Bondi beach shooting</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/video/2025/dec/17/ten-minutes-of-terror-how-the-bondi-mass-shooting-unfolded-in-real-time-video">Ten minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – video</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/dec/19/australia-news-live-bondi-terror-attack-latest-updates-antisemitism-liverpool-suspects-victims-funeral-hate-speech-preachers-ntwnfb">Follow the latest live updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The federal government will launch a new gun buyback scheme in response to the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/bondi-beach-shooting-sydney-australia">Bondi beach terror attack</a> in what Anthony Albanese says will be the biggest collection of weapons since <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/25/australia-was-once-the-gold-standard-for-gun-safety-experts-say-its-losing-control">the Port Arthur massacre</a> nearly three decades ago.</p><p>Costs for the buyback, which is expected to see hundreds of thousands of weapons destroyed, will be split between the federal government and the states, the prime minister said on Friday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/19/australia-gun-buy-back-bondi-beach-terror-attack-anthony-albanese">Continue reading...</a>
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