Hanson opposes gun buyback
Tom McIlroy
Pauline Hanson says she is opposed to a major gun buyback being announced by Anthony Albanese and the NSW premier, Chris Minns, in Sydney shortly.
Legislation for the plan passed parliament earlier this year, part of the response to the Bondi beach terror attack. It will be run in two phases, with the cost split 50:50 between the federal and NSW governments.
Under the first phase of the scheme, $1,000 will be paid for revolvers and $850 for semi-automatic handguns. Compensation of $850 will be paid for double-barrel shotguns and $650 for those with a single barrel.
Between $650 and $1,000 will be paid for rifles, while air rifles have a fixed compensation of $450.
Hanson told Sky News, rebranded as News 24, taxpayers should not pay for the buyback.
She suggested the buyback would impact “law-abiding Australians who are trying to go about their business, like farmers that need their guns,” she said.
A different gun is for a different purpose, and you have to understand guns. I’ve got my own gun license, so I understand these people.
Key events
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Good morning.
There is a bit of news around today. An agreement has been struck on a major federal-state gun buyback in response to the Bondi terror attack.
The commonwealth and NSW governments will evenly share the cost of the scheme.
National cabinet agreed to fight antisemitism and strengthen firearms restrictions across the nation after the deadly December 2025 shooting.
We’re expecting to hear from the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and NSW premier, Chris Minns, soon.
And in other news, a little penguin has died from bird flu before a vaccination program begins, amid new positive detections of the deadly virus in wild birds across two states.
Victorian authorities confirmed the death of a penguin from Phillip Island on Saturday afternoon, the first detection in a penguin in the state.
Let’s get into today’s news.
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