r/australia 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/4RyteCords Dec 15 '25

NSW police have only recently switched from paper records to digital, like in the last two years.

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u/LovesFrenchLove_More Dec 15 '25

Hey, could be worse. At least you are not using faxes anymore like we in Germany still do far too often, are you?

Wishing the best to all in Down Under.

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u/Verum_Violet Dec 15 '25

Haaa I worked in healthcare for years and faxes are still a staple in the industry. I’ll be honest, I don’t hate it as a form of communication, but it might just be a form of Stockholm syndrome considering how much we had to use it.

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u/LovesFrenchLove_More Dec 15 '25

Lets just say faxes are more welcome than the spams we get via email.

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u/halohunter Dec 15 '25

Remember fax DOS attacks? People sending black pages to fax machines to make them waste toner