Last year the gun lobby boasted it was ‘winning’ the fight against tighter controls. Now, with support from the Nationals and One Nation, it will resist what it claims is an unjustified attack on law- ...

A woman stands before a flower tribute at Bondi Beach, December 16, 2025, following Sunday’s mass shooting in Sydney, Australia. Credit: Mark Baker/AP Photo Back in 1996, Australia suffered what was ...

After Australia's worst mass shooting in 1996, it took the government 12 days to ban semi-automatic weapons, organise a gun buyback scheme and introduce a ...

After Australia's deadliest mass shooting in 1996, the country rushed in some of the world's toughest gun laws, including ...

For more on the aftermath of the shooting at Bondi Beach, we've called Rebecca Peters. She led the successful movement for gun reform in Australia after a mass shooting there in 1996 and has been ...

SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) - When a gunman murdered 35 people in Tasmania in 1996, Australia's political leaders united to implement some of the West's toughest gun laws. Nearly three decades later, ...

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Australian gun control advocate Rebecca Peters about the aftermath of the Bondi Beach shooting and gun control in Australia. For more on the aftermath of the shooting at ...