South Australian premier told gun lobby he wouldn’t tighten firearm laws despite agreeing to federal crackdown

The Guardian - World NewsCenter-LeftEN 1 min read 100% complete by Dan Jervis-BardyMarch 18, 2026 at 03:00 PM

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Following a federal agreement for a national gun control crackdown after the Bondi beach massacre, South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas assured gun lobbyists that his state would not be tightening its firearm laws. In a letter to a shooters group dated March 2021, just before the state election, Malinauskas stated that South Australia already had strict gun laws and had no plans to amend them. This assurance casts doubt on the potential for uniform nationwide gun control reform. The premier's commitment to the gun lobby contradicts the federal cabinet agreement, raising questions about the future of national gun law consistency.

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