Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the government will fund a national gun buyback scheme, labelling it the largest such measure since John Howard established a similar plan in the wake of the Port Arthur massacre.
Reforms to gun laws in Australia after the Port Arthur massacre were celebrated, but also resisted.
National cabinet — which is made up of the prime minister and state and territory leaders — unanimously agreed to look at ways to bolster gun laws on Monday.
Howard calls push to tighten gun laws 'attempted diversion' Former prime minister John Howard, whose gun reforms fundamentally reshaped Australia, says he would support further tightening, but it cannot be made into a distraction or an "excuse" not to tackle antisemitism.
"In 1996, the then-Howard government did the right thing — intervened to have a scheme which Australians have been rightly proud of.
Earlier this week, however, Mr Howard warned that the renewed focus on gun reform was a distraction from a conversation about underlying issue of antisemitism.
Flags on all New South Wales and Australian government buildings will be flown at half-mast on Sunday, Mr Albanese said. »
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