Australia PM Albanese launches gun ‘buyback’ plan after Bondi Beach attack
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Following a deadly attack at Bondi Beach that killed 15 people, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a national gun buyback scheme on December 19, 2025. The plan, the largest since 1996, aims to reduce the number of firearms in the country, which Albanese stated has surpassed the levels seen during the Port Arthur massacre. Authorities will purchase surplus, newly-banned, and illegal firearms from citizens, with state and territory authorities collecting the weapons and federal police overseeing their destruction. The goal is to remove hundreds of thousands of firearms from circulation, addressing concerns that too many guns are currently in Australia. The Bondi Beach shooting, carried out by two attackers, has prompted a national reflection on gun control.
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