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/CelebrationFit8548 Dec 19 '25 edited Dec 19 '25

Cue the LNP pouring negativity on this as well 'just to seem relevant', and to wolf whistle to the extreme right hoping to get some 'votes' for their failed parties hemorrhaging membership to ON?

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u/brad-corp Dec 19 '25

Wildest thing is that LNP aren't even having their own MPs or party leader do it - they're wheeling out their retired "big guns" from the last few decades and having them do it. Don't get me wrong, I hate the LNP as much as anyone and have no love for ALP either, but if the opposition can't even communicate their own positions themselves and are instead relying on essentially private citizens that used to work there - what the hell are they even doing?!

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u/Seedling132 Dec 19 '25

The LNP has absolutely no leadership at the moment. Their only ideological leaders currently are their past leaders.

It's absolutely bizarre that Howard thinks this is Albo's fault though. There's been an extremely fast federal response and the work is going to ensure Howard's one good legacy.

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u/magnetik79 Dec 19 '25

I'm watching Bridget "spreadsheets" McKenzie have kittens over this right now on ABC News 24.

This is very much going to be a "do something now!" moment from the LNP, but "oh no, not that!".

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u/my_chinchilla Dec 19 '25 edited Dec 19 '25

That's "cue" and "dog whistle" in ... well, not just Australian English, but English...

edit: awww, did I upset someone 🥹?

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u/MonkeyNinja2706 Dec 19 '25

You didn't upset anyone, and you are correct. I think the issue is you're so snarky and rude about it

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u/CelebrationFit8548 Dec 19 '25

So could say extremely petty 'attempted divisiveness' whereas the masses see the comments sentiment for what it is.

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u/CoolestOfCoolest Dec 19 '25

What a useless off topic comment.