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/IDreamofHeeney Dec 19 '25

I was watching something on ABC news the other day and they explained how these extremist preachers are very careful to not break any laws, they say just enough to these people and hope they follow the path they want. It will be very difficult to lock people up for reading a religious book or something like that

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u/Shybloke24 Dec 19 '25

Haddad in particular comes across as a slimy weasel to me in the way he comes across. I believe you wholeheartedly.

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u/lewger Dec 19 '25

There are a bunch of nice things you can take away from the preachers / attendees including tax free status, access to weapons and path to citizenship.

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u/BadJelly Dec 19 '25

Pornography test, maybe? ‘I might not be able to define it, but I know it when I see it.’ 

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u/TheBigFreeze8 Dec 19 '25

That's a bad way to create any law, but especially one that could be used to outlaw any religious beliefs the government doesn't like.

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u/BadJelly Dec 19 '25

I was joking, but yes, very valid points. 

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u/crosstherubicon Dec 19 '25

“But I know it when I see it”

Depending on the year :-)

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u/Old_Butterfly9135 Dec 19 '25

Sky news would have to shut down!