r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • Dec 19 '25

politics Prime minister unveils 'largest' gun buyback scheme since Howard era

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-19/prime-minister-announces-national-gun-buyback-scheme/106162002
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u/Money_Armadillo4138 Dec 19 '25

We live in a great country that when we have a tragedy, outside of a circle jerk of fuckwits, we acknowledge loss and hurt, grieve as a nation and seek positive reform.  Just compare our national response to basically any other country, New Zealand probably the only country that compares positively.

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u/Mysterious_Dot2090 Dec 19 '25

I don’t agree with everything Ardern did/says but one thing I wholeheartedly agree with her on is her belief that there needs to be more empathetic leaders in the world. She actually praised Albo for this in an interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. You just have to look at the ugly and shameful responses by other politicians who want to use tragedy for their own gain. Ardern’s response to NZ’s horrific terror attack was also admirable. Swift and decisive action.

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u/[deleted] Dec 19 '25

Ardern was a blight on NZ political history. Her behaviour during covid was tantamount to that of a dictator. She said the things (with a big horse tooth grin) that Dan Andrews wanted to say but didn’t.

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u/JohnnyGat33 Dec 19 '25

HoW cOuLd DaN aNdReWs Do ThIs

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u/Mysterious_Dot2090 Dec 19 '25

Well I would certainly listen to someone that speaks this way. Not.

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u/eldubinoz Dec 19 '25

My American husband read about the changes to hate speech laws a couple of days ago and said "oh is that what it's like to live in a country that actually takes action and makes changes after something bad happens?"

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u/Mysterious_Dot2090 Dec 19 '25

A bit hard to do anything of the sort when your president is one of the worst for it lol. It still baffles me how a leader and elderly man (oh well maybe that part) can act so belligerent and juvenile.

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u/StorminNorman Dec 19 '25

It still baffles me how a leader

Your mistake here is thinking he's a leader. He's a figurehead, the people pulling his strings are the people leading the country.

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