NSW begins gun buyback after Bondi shooting; ACT joins as federal scheme expands

⁠Australia's most populous state, NSW, was the first to commit to the plan

National cabinet agreed to tackle antisemitism and strengthen firearms restrictions across the nation following the deadly December 2025 shootings.

The ACT has joined NSW in participating in the federal government's gun buyback scheme, set up following the Bondi mass shooting in December.

The national capital has joined with NSW in taking part in a gun buyback scheme set up following the Bondi massacre, but other states still aren't convinced.

The ACT government committed to being part of a national gun buyback scheme in the wake of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, but until now it has remained in negotiation with the federal government over how it would be funded.

New South Wales will become the first state to undertake Australia’s biggest gun buyback in 30 years in a jointly funded scheme in response to the Bondi beach terror attack. The move has been welcomed by many, but has also been met with opposition from the Coalition and One Nation who say it unfairly targets law-abiding gun owners.Rafqa Touma speaks to reporter Penry Buckley about whether the buyback will work and why the scheme has angered so manyRead more:NSW to begin Australia’s biggest gun buyback in decades in wake of Bondi terror attack Continue reading...

New South Wales will be the first Australian state to launch a gun buyback scheme, offering up to $700 per firearm after the Bondi Beach terror attack.

Government says programme is expected to take 274,000 guns out of circulation

Australia will begin buying back guns in November, almost a year after a shooting at Sydney's Bondi killed 15 people.

The federal and NSW governments have reached a deal on a gun buyback scheme for the state following the 2025 Bondi shooting attack.

The federal and NSW governments have reached a deal on a gun buyback scheme for the state following the 2025 Bondi shooting attack.

Australia introduced measures to reduce gun ownership following a deadly attack on Sydney's Bondi Beach last year.

The premier and Prime Minister have heralded the move as "taking guns off the street" in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack last year.

One state will see licensed gun owners compensated for handing in their weapons under laws brought in after the Bondi terror attack.

One state will see licensed gun owners compensated for handing in their weapons under laws brought in after the Bondi terror attack.

The federal and NSW governments have reached a deal on a gun buyback scheme for the state following the 2025 Bondi shooting massacre.

An agreement has been struck on a major federal-state gun buyback following the Bondi Beach massacre.

Gun owners will be compensated up to $10,000 per firearm.

New South Wales, where the attack took place, will offer gun owners cash to give up their firearms.

A new gun buyback scheme will launch in NSW in November, six weeks before the first anniversary of the Bondi Beach attack on December 14.

A new gun buyback scheme will launch in NSW in November, six weeks before the first anniversary of the Bondi Beach attack on December 14.

A new gun buyback scheme will launch in NSW in November, six weeks before the first anniversary of the Bondi Beach attack on December 14.

See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source SYDNEY — Australia’s most populous state will start a gun buyback scheme in November, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Saturday, launching a reform promised after last year’s mass shooting at Bondi Beach. A father-and-son duo are accused of opening fire on a Jewish […]

The federal and NSW governments have reached a deal on a gun buyback scheme for the state following from the 2025 Bondi shooting attack.

The federal and NSW governments have reached a deal on a gun buyback scheme for the state following from the 2025 Bondi shooting attack.

New South Wales authorities pledged a suite of gun control reforms in the wake of the attack, which killed 15 people last December.

New South Wales will become the first state to begin a gun buyback scheme promised in the wake of the Bondi massacre, with shooters to be compensated up to $10,000 per firearm.

Scheme announced in wake of Bondi beach terror attack will launch in November, with costs shared between NSW and commonwealthGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales will become the first state to commence Australia’s biggest gun buyback in 30 years, with the state and federal governments agreeing to share the costs of the scheme in response to the Bondi beach terror attack.Anthony Albanese and the Minns government said the buyback would begin in two phases from 2 November, with costs evenly split between the state and the commonwealth. Continue reading...