Demand for guns has surged in the wake of the Bondi shooting – what will it take to make Australia safer? (opens in new tab)

Premiers are rejecting Anthony Albanese’s buyback scheme amid a surge in the number of applications for gun licencesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSomething strange has happened on the fraught issue of gun ownership in Australia in the past few months.In the wake of December’s horrific antisemitic Bondi Beach attack, prime minister Anthony Albanese and state and territory leaders announced a national gun buyback program, dubbed the biggest push to reduce the number...