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Revision as of 14:35, 22 December 2025
In December 2025, Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that a gun buyback program would be created. The announcement followed a terrorist attack that occurred on Bondi Beach earlier that month.[1][2][3]
Background
On December 14, 2025,[4] a terror attack killed 15 people.[5] The 15 individuals, aged between 10 and 87, were killed at a Hanukah celebration in Syndey, the capital city of New South Wales, when two gunmen opened fire.[6]
Precedent
In 1996, following the Port Arthur Massacre, a buyback program was put in place. The program saw the collection of approximately 650,000 privately held guns. During the two years when the program was carried out, 1996 and 1997, the percentage of homicide rates dropped the most in any two-year timeframe in Australia between 1915 and 2004.[7]
Expectations
According to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, money raised by the buyback, which is expected to see the destruction of hundreds of thousands of weapons, will be split between Australia’s federal government and Australia’s states.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Humayun, Hira (18 December 2025). “Australian PM announces gun buy-back plan, day of reflection following Bondi Beach shooting”. CNN. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ True, Maani (18 December 2025). “Prime minister announces ‘largest’ gun buyback scheme since Howard era”. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ “Australian announces gun buyback, day of ‘reflection’ after Bondi shooting”. The Paintsville Herald. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ “Alleged Bondi gunman tells bystanders to move away as he shoots at Hanukkah crowd”. The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ a b McIlroy, Tom (18 December 2025). “Australia launches biggest gun buyback in 30 years after Bondi beach terror attack”. The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ Kolovos, Benita; Evershed, Nick; Nicholas, Josh (17 December 2025). “‘Left an immeasurable void’: Holocaust survivors, community heroes and ‘spirited child’ among victims of Bondi terror attack”. The Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ Beauchamp, Zack (May 2022). “Australia confiscated 650,000 guns. Murders and suicides plummeted”. Vox. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
