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Are Australia's gun laws tough enough? That's the question after Bondi terror attack
Mourners placing flowers at a makeshift memorial at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Monday, December 15, 2025. Australia is in mourning after gunmen opened fire on Bondi Beach, killing 16 people in an attack designed to target the Jewish community. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING Source: AAP / MICK TSIKAS/AAPIMAGE
Australia has long been held up across the world as the gold standard of gun control. Firearms laws are the responsibility of the states and territories, and the National Firearms Agreement was introduced after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre to standardise rules about who could own a gun - and why. Now, National Cabinet has decided that even tighter rules around gun ownership should be rapidly rolled out after a licensed firearm user and his son killed at least 15 people in a terrorist attack at Bondi.
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