Australia launches biggest gun buyback since Port Arthur massacre after Bondi beach terror attack

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The federal government will launch a new gun buy-back in response to the Bondi beach terror attack in Anthony Albanese says will be the biggest collection of weapons since the Port Arthur massacre.

Costs for the buy-back, which is expected to see hundreds of thousands of weapons destroyed, will be split between the federal government and the states, the prime minister said on Friday. States and territories will collect weapons being surrendered, while the Australian federal police will oversee their destruction.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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