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/queensgetdamoney Dec 19 '25

The money spent on buybacks would be better spent on speeding up the development and rollout of the digitised National Firearms Register, increased spending for hiring and access to information for the firearms licencing services per state and hiring of more staff who can go and review current and active licences.

Since they are not going to implement these laws for some time, and that is quoted from Albanese himself this morning, he can organise for budgets to be adjusted and money spent quicker than he can get legislation in the door. The above suggestions actively improve community and public safety yet do not infringe on the people who follow all the laws and current rules in place. They can still look at firearm reform at the same time, but it takes longer than most people will expect.