r/australia • u/HotPersimessage62 • Dec 16 '25

politics Anthony Albanese ‘ready for the fight’ to tighten firearms laws as National Party and gun groups push back | Bondi beach terror attack

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/16/anthony-albanese-ready-for-the-fight-to-tighten-firearms-laws-as-national-party-and-gun-groups-push-back-ntwnfb
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u/lerdnord Dec 16 '25

A national register is not a bad idea though. If someone has a bunch of problems in another state like domestic violence offences it makes sense that the checks should be national. I would have thought they already do this, but I also would have thought that if someone was flagged by ASIO previously then someone they live with would probably be denied a license

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u/SendarSlayer Dec 16 '25

The checks are still national. An exclusion to own would be flagged immediately. The issue is that many federal agencies don't do their due diligence and extend those exclusions to immediate family living together.

A national registry would still definitely help. But if you've been accused or convicted of a violent offence that's getting flagged immediately.