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Australia-wide firearms register on national cabinet agenda more than 30 years after first being suggested
Renewed push comes after last week’s fatal shooting of two Queensland police officers and a neighbour in Wieambilla
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has requested a national cabinet briefing on the challenges of implementing a national firearms register after last week’s fatal shooting of two Queensland police officers and a neighbour in Wieambilla.
- Adeshola Ore and Tamsin Rose
- The Guardian
The Queensland and New South Wales premiers this week backed a renewed push by the Queensland Police Union to implement a national gun register, first recommended in the wake of the Hoddle and Queen street massacres 35 years ago.
Similar recommendations were…