Anthony Albanese ‘ready for the fight’ to tighten firearms laws as National party and gun groups push back
The Nationals leader, David Littleproud, claimed: ‘this isn’t a gun problem, it’s an ideology problem’Daughter of Bondi terror victim says father threw bricks at gunmanBondi terror attack: full reportAnthony Albanese says he is “ready for the fight” to tighten Australia’s firearms...
<p>The Nationals leader, David Littleproud, claimed: ‘this isn’t a gun problem, it’s an ideology problem’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/16/he-went-down-fighting-daughter-of-bondi-terror-victim-reuven-morrison-says-her-father-threw-bricks-at-the-alleged-gunmen-ntwnfb"><strong>Daughter of Bondi terror victim says father threw bricks at gunman</strong></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/14/police-advise-people-to-take-shelter-following-reports-of-active-shooter-at-bondi-beach"><strong>Bondi terror attack: full report</strong></a></p></li></ul><p>Anthony Albanese says he is “ready for the fight” to tighten Australia’s firearms laws after the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/14/bondi-beach-attack-mass-shooting-what-we-know-so-far-sydney-nsw-australia">Bondi beach terror attack</a>, as the gun lobby and the National party push back against changes they claim are attempts to divert attention from radicalisation.</p><p>Former Liberal prime minister John Howard, who introduced sweeping gun control measures after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, said he’d support tightening firearms laws and there were too many guns in Australia, but claimed Albanese was focusing on the wrong issue.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/16/anthony-albanese-ready-for-the-fight-to-tighten-firearms-laws-as-national-party-and-gun-groups-push-back-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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