Shadow energy minister says system in ‘dire trouble’ – as it happened
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May 2024
Floreat killer Mark Bombara's daughter says police were warned about his behaviour and guns – video
Ariel Bombara says she is distraught and deeply sorry her father's violence claimed the lives of her mother's best friend Jennifer Petelczyc and her 18-year-old daughter Gretl in Floreat last week
Perth double murder: WA police launch investigation after killer’s daughter claims officers ‘ignored’ warnings
Ariel Bombara said she contacted police three times to ‘raise the alarm’ about Mark Bombara before Jenny and Gretl Petelczyc were shot
WA police launch investigation after daughter of Perth killer says warnings 'ignored' – video
Perth killer of mother and daughter would have had fewer guns under proposed laws
The rural network, Victoria
In rural Australia, everyone knows your business – so it’s harder for victims of violence to get help
Gabrielle Chan
April 2024
In a society where male violence seems inevitable we need much more than education and awareness
Michael Salter
Australian government pledges $161.3m for national firearms register
November 2023
Wieambilla shootings: questions remain on monitoring of domestic extremists
Trio embraced ‘dizzying intersection of narratives, ideologies and conspiracies’, but that did not justify attention from authorities, expert says
June 2023
Australian politics live with Amy Remeikis
Senator removed from party room – as it happened
National gun register the ‘next step’ for reform that John Howard started, Anthony Albanese says
Albanese urged to plead with Biden for Assange’s release – as it happened
Yamba shooting: man found dead with son, 15, had firearms licence reinstated
April 2023
Warrant issued for Queensland man who allegedly discharged an AK-47 and set fire to a house
Australia news live
Former NSW deputy Liberal leader says party has ‘moved too far to the right’ – as it happened
February 2023
Gun import tariffs suggested as Queensland pushes for firearms registry at national cabinet
Federal police union says new register could be funded through criminal seizures or new weapon tax
January 2023
Over 17,000 weapons surrendered in first year of Australian firearms amnesty
Retrieved weapons include a Vietnam war-era flamethrower, sawn-off shotguns, rifles, gel blasters and revolvers
December 2022
Australian gun databases plagued by inconsistencies, Hoddle Street massacre detective says
Australia-wide firearms register on national cabinet agenda more than 30 years after first being suggested
August 2022
Far right’s access to guns a ‘significant concern’ and national register needed, Victorian inquiry warns
Report also says remote learning during pandemic increased children’s exposure to extremist ideologies online
