{"id":12647,"date":"2025-12-23T02:26:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T02:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/australian-state-set-to-pass-tougher-gun-laws-after-bondi-attack\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T02:26:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T02:26:30","slug":"australian-state-set-to-pass-tougher-gun-laws-after-bondi-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/australian-state-set-to-pass-tougher-gun-laws-after-bondi-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian state set to pass tougher gun laws after Bondi attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SYDNEY — Australia’s most populous state is set to pass tougher gun laws, ban the display of terrorist symbols and curb protests after the state parliament’s lower house cleared a bill late on Monday (Dec 22) in an emergency sitting following the Bondi mass shooting.<\/p>\n

The terrorism and other legislation amendment bill won support from the opposition Liberal Party in New South Wales state, and is expected to clear the upper house on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The ruling centre-left Labor government has proposed capping most individual gun licences at four firearms and allowing up to 10 for farmers.<\/p>\n

Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured in the mass shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi on December 14, a shock attack that has prompted calls for tougher gun laws and stronger action against antisemitism.<\/p>\n

Police said one alleged gunman, Sajid Akram, 50, who was shot dead by officers, owned six firearms. His 24-year-old son Naveed faces 59 charges including murder and terrorism.<\/p>\n

Although Australia tightened gun laws after a 1996 shooting that killed 35 people, a police firearms registry showed more than 70 people in New South Wales, which includes Sydney, each own over 100 guns. One licence holder has 298 guns.<\/p>\n

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A Sydney Morning Herald poll on Tuesday found three-quarters of Australians want tougher gun laws. The rural-focused Nationals Party opposed the gun reforms in New South Wales, saying the amendments would disadvantage farmers.<\/p>\n

The federal government has also pledged reforms including tighter gun controls and a gun buyback plan but has resisted calls to set up a royal commission, the most powerful type of government inquiry, into the attack.<\/p>\n

Instead, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who is facing mounting criticism from opponents who argue his government has not done enough to curb a rise in antisemitism, has announced an independent review of intelligence and law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n

“We need to get to these answers quickly, and we cannot be waiting around for years, which is what a royal commission would take,” Defence Minister Richard Marles told ABC News on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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SYDNEY — Australia’s most populous state is set to pass tougher gun laws, ban the display of terrorist symbols and curb protests after the state parliament’s lower house cleared a bill late on Monday (Dec 22) in an emergency sitting following the Bondi mass shooting. The terrorism and other legislation amendment bill won support from…<\/p>\n

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