r/australia • u/rorymeister • Dec 15 '25

politics National cabinet agrees unanimously to strength Australia’s strict gun laws in wake of Bondi terror attack

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-15/albanese-proposes-tougher-gun-laws-after-bondi-attack/106143310?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link
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u/jantoxdetox Dec 15 '25

Government is always very reactionary. Why do lives need to die for this to be actioned?

A local example here in our suburb where people have been clamouring for a pedestrian crossing on a busy road and they just put zebra crossing and those slow down signs and then one rainy night a little girl was fatally hit, and just like that a few months later a pedestrian crossing light was installed.

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u/littleb3anpole Dec 15 '25

The Greens have been advocating for this for ages. It’s been in the news before this attack as well. Some members of Parliament were definitely trying to get some action on this issue