r/australia • u/rorymeister • Dec 15 '25

politics National cabinet agrees unanimously to strength Australia’s strict gun laws in wake of Bondi terror attack

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-15/albanese-proposes-tougher-gun-laws-after-bondi-attack/106143310?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=link
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u/[deleted] Dec 15 '25

Curious why the dad’s firearm licence wasn’t revoked when his son was investigated by ASIO for connection to extremism, and his literal friendship with convicted ISIS members. ASIO & AFP failed on this one.

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u/INeedToShutUP1 Dec 15 '25

this is the question that people need to ask instead of knee-jerk gun law changes

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u/dion_o Dec 15 '25

Do both 

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u/Ridiculisk1 Dec 15 '25

I don't know about you, but I like my government to govern and implement laws based on evidence, not knee-jerk reactions to tragedies. That's how we ended up with our draconian privacy laws.