PM recalls parliament to fast-track hate speech and gun laws in wake of Bondi terror attack | Bondi beach terror attack

PM recalls parliament to fast-track hate speech and gun laws in wake of Bondi terror attack | Bondi beach terror attack

Anthony Albanese will push the Coalition and the Greens to support urgent legislation proposing tougher hate speech laws and gun reform, bringing MPs back to Canberra on Monday in the wake of the Bondi terror attack. Recalling parliament two weeks early, the prime minister said hate speech and anti-vilification laws would be considered in the […]

Australia news live: farmers groups push back against ‘rushed’ Minns gun reforms; Coalition proposes terms of reference for antisemitism royal commission | Australia news

Australia news live: farmers groups push back against ‘rushed’ Minns gun reforms; Coalition proposes terms of reference for antisemitism royal commission | Australia news

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Kellie Sloane supports call for federal royal commission into Bondi attack Asked about the Put Australia First rally, which went ahead in Sydney on the weekend despite pleas from authorities to cancel, Sloane said there were “important public safety reasons” for […]

Australia news live: Albanese announces national gun buyback scheme in wake of Bondi beach terror attack | Australia news

Australia news live: Albanese announces national gun buyback scheme in wake of Bondi beach terror attack | Australia news

Albanese announces national gun buyback scheme Albanese has announced a national buyback scheme for firearms. The government will establish a national gun buyback scheme to purchase surplus, newly banned and illegal firearms – the largest buyback since the Howard government initiated one in 1996. Australia’s gun laws were substantially reformed after the Port Arthur tragedy. […]

Undercover police officer fabricated gun plot by animal rights activists, his managers tell inquiry | Undercover police and policing

Undercover police officer fabricated gun plot by animal rights activists, his managers tell inquiry | Undercover police and policing

Managers of an undercover police officer believed he had concocted a plot in which animal rights activists purportedly sought to obtain a gun to inflict a revenge attack on a political opponent, the spycops public inquiry has heard. The officer, James Thomson, claimed he had uncovered the plot while he infiltrated animal rights groups. But […]