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Australia marks Port Arthur anniversary with national gun register reform

A supplied image obtained on Thursday, September 28, 2023, shows firearms seized as part of Operation Pendula, a joint initiative by the NSW Firearms Registry, State Crime Command’s Raptor Squad and the State Intelligence Unit to revoke firearm licences from those identified as having alleged links to Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCG) or Organised Criminal Networks (OCN). (AAP Image/Supplied by NSW Police Force) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY Credit: PR IMAGE
The federal government has announced plans for a national firearms register, almost three decades on from the Port Arthur massacre that saw the country's gun laws drastically changed. Some $160 million will be spent across four years on what Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says will be aimed at increasing community and police safety even further. In English : Deborah Groarke ; In Tamil : Selvi
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