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Today — 19 December 2025Main stream

Australia Announces Plan to Buy Back Guns in Wake of Bondi Attack

19 December 2025 at 13:57
The program is expected to take hundreds of thousands of firearms out of circulation, the prime minister said on Friday.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, right, at a news conference in Canberra, Australia, on Friday. He announced a nationwide gun buyback plan on the heels of a deadly mass shooting in Sydney last weekend.
Yesterday — 18 December 2025Main stream

Australia to Crack Down on Hate Speech After Bondi Beach Attack

18 December 2025 at 17:07
New legislation will be drafted to target those who promote violence and to increase penalties for hate speech, the prime minister said Thursday.

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New South Wales police officers escorting the hearse carrying Rabbi Eli Schlanger after his funeral in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday.
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