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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tom McIlroy Political editor

Australia launches biggest gun buyback in 30 years after Bondi beach terror attack

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits the scene of the attack on a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025
Costs for the buyback, which is expected to see hundreds of thousands of weapons destroyed, will be split between the federal government and state governments, the prime minister said on Friday. Photograph: Flavio Brancaleone/Reuters

The federal government will launch a new gun buyback scheme in response to the Bondi beach terror attack in what Anthony Albanese says will be the biggest collection of weapons since the Port Arthur massacre nearly three decades ago.

It comes as New South Wales announced a suite of gun control measures including capping the number of firearms most recreational shooters can hold at four.

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