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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp

Australian firearms registry ‘one step closer’, with cabinet decision expected mid-year

Firearms displayed during the launch of a phase of Australia’s national firearms amnesty in Melbourne in 2022.
Firearms displayed during the launch of a phase of Australia’s national firearms amnesty in Melbourne in 2022. Photograph: AAP

The creation of Australia’s first national firearms register “is one step closer to reality”, the attorney general Mark Dreyfus has declared.

Dreyfus made the remark after police ministers held an extraordinary meeting in Sydney on Monday, agreeing to launch public consultation for the register before a decision by national cabinet in mid-2023.

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