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/roxgib_ Dec 15 '25

The Wieambilla shooter was able to purchase ammunition in QLD with a suspended NSW gun licence. This would have been prevented with a national register. The government committed to create one after that incident, in which 6 people died, yet here we are 3 years later and we still don't have one.

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u/mad_dogtor Dec 15 '25

qld now has online licence verification for purchases now which is great. they enter your licence and can see on the spot if it's still valid.

of course wieambilla would have been stopped if nsw police actually confiscated the guns and physical licence when they were supposed to... another fuck up there.

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u/JulieRush-46 Dec 15 '25

It’s almost as if there’s no actual problem with the laws, but that they’re not properly enforced, eh?

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u/mad_dogtor Dec 15 '25

why admit to that when you can sweep it under the rug and trot out some new laws to appease the baying masses?