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Firearms reforms bill passes lower house after emotional debate
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (46+ words) The Mercury Firearms reforms bill passes lower house after emotional debate A bill described as Tasmania’s biggest firearms overhaul in a generation has passed after three days of emotional debate. All your news for a great price...
‘It is a shakedown’: The NRA director taking on Labor’s big tech tax
3+ week, 2+ day ago (837+ words) August 21, 2026 — 5:00am In this week’s On Background, more moves at the ABC, a colourful US anti-tax activist takes on Australia, Stokes returns, and Q+A’s replacement program traverses familiar ground. Just when it is finally getting off the ground, one of…...
Why gun debate has triggered a surprising and fiery political battle in NSW
3+ week, 3+ day ago (844+ words) August 19, 2026 — 5:30pm For most of my life, Australia’s gun laws have been about as close to a settled issue as you could get. Strict gun control laws introduced by John Howard after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre are regularly cited as world-leading…...
Farmers take aim at state’s gun ownership restrictions
3+ week, 4+ day ago (858+ words) August 19, 2026 — 5:00am To illustrate why farmers are unhappy about new gun laws which cap how many firearms a person in NSW may own, Tracy Blackburn compares a fox’s skull to a pig. “The firearm you use to get rid of a cat-killing…...
For Tracy, having the right gun is crucial to running her farm. Minns’ new laws mean she won’t be able to do the job
3+ week, 4+ day ago (858+ words) August 19, 2026 — 5:00am To illustrate why farmers are unhappy about new gun laws which cap how many firearms a person in NSW may own, Tracy Blackburn compares a fox’s skull to a pig. “The firearm you use to get rid of a cat-killing…...
Duck the US canards that are flying in our gun debate
3+ week, 5+ day ago (62+ words) Most Australians, aware of the harm guns can inflict, would agree that gun ownership should more strictly regulated. If we are asking law-abiding citizens to surrender legally acquired and legally stored guns, surely we must pay them the market value…...
Gun buyback opens fissure between city and bush
3+ week, 5+ day ago (523+ words) August 17, 2026 — 5:12pm Well-intended gun law reform by national and NSW governments following the horrific terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in December 2025 is only serving to widen Australia’s city/country divide. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Premier Chris Minns on Sunday announced…...
Minns willing to make next state election a gun fight over buyback scheme
3+ week, 6+ day ago (608+ words) August 16, 2026 — 12:14pm NSW Premier Chris Minns has declared he is willing to fight next year’s state election on a move to buy back firearms despite staunch opposition from One Nation and the scheme costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. Following…...
Concerns over gun buyback scheme
4+ week, 54+ min ago (38+ words) SMH.com.au There are concerns that a gun buyback scheme announced by the Federal and NSW governments will be ineffective if other states and territories do not follow suit. August 16, 2026 — 10:16am...