Australian state to launch gun buyback after Bondi Beach attack

Those handing over a revolver, for example, will be paid AUS$1,000, while an air rifle will fetch AUS$450. The second phase will begin early next year and cover "higher-value firearms" valued above AUS$3,000, capped at AUS$10,000. The National Gun BuyBack Scheme is being jointly funded by New South Wales and the federal government. Businesses will be able to receive up to AUS$25,000 in support to help them adjust to the reforms, with help also offered to gun-dealers.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said: "We must do everything we can to make sure the antisemitic terrorist attack in Bondi doesn't happen again."That includes meaningful nationwide gun reform."On 14 December last year, 15 people including a 10-year-old girl and a Holocaust survivor were killed as Hanukkah celebrations took place near Australia's most famous beach.Australian authorities had initially planned a nationwide gun buyback, though plans have been delayed over funding and how it would be implemented.