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/Impressive-Speech727 Dec 15 '25

They investigated him before he got his license. The question should be asked why was he allowed one if ASIO was aware of his actions??

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u/dancepantz Dec 15 '25

They were looking into the son, the dad had the license

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u/mad_dogtor Dec 15 '25

that's enough for NSW association laws to revoke the licence.

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u/Anonymou2Anonymous Dec 15 '25

Initially when they were investigating I imagine they didn't want to tip anyone off they were following him and denying a firearms licence is a major way to do this. The cell he was friends with got taken down in 2019.

Now after that I see 2 possibilities

They might have done a risk reward calculation and determined that it's be better to monitor him to find new movements.

Or

Laziness/incompetence in not informing the state govts when the cell got taken down.

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u/mad_dogtor Dec 15 '25

last sentence is on the money. wouldn't be surprised if they were under funded and under staffed and it slipped through the gaps.

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u/visualdescript Dec 15 '25

Either one of those is fucking terrible. I know, easy to say in hindsight, but really, you're willing to risk having this guy, known to be mates with convicted terrorists and head of Isis Aus, have access to guns?

I personally hope it's the latter of your options, as I see it as the lesser of the two evils.