US EditionAustralian state passes tougher gun, protest law after Bondi Beach shooting
The NSW government enacted laws capping gun ownership at four firearms per person and extended police powers to ban protests for up to three months after terrorist events.
- On Wednesday, the New South Wales Parliament passed omnibus legislation on guns, protests and hate speech 18 to eight after a two-day emergency session following the Bondi attack.
- After the Bondi attack, the NSW government said the package confronts hate speech and Islamist terrorism, with Chris Minns, NSW Premier, calling it the 'single best thing' to keep New South Wales safe.
- The bill mandates that firearm owners are capped at four guns, primary producers and professional shooters at ten, bans Bondi-style firearms, requires two-year licence renewals, and sets a state and federal governments buyback with compensation.
- Support and criticism have emerged, with Palestine Action Group, Jews Against the Occupation and Blak Caucus planning constitutional challenges while the Liberals backed the bill and the Nationals and Shooters, Fishers and Farmers opposed it, and gun-safety advocate Walter Mikac praised the Minns government.
- Several provisions take effect immediately, including firearm limits and removal of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal appeals pathway; one amendment requires the Bill to return to the Legislative Assembly, and the NSW government promises more reforms in the coming weeks and next year.
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Australian state passes tighter gun restrictions after Bondi Beach attack
Following the Bondi Beach terrorist attack, the Australian state of New South Wales, of which Sydney is the capital, passed sweeping gun control and counterterrorism protest laws this week that tighten already tough firearm restrictions. The reforms, passed by parliamentary lawmakers on Wednesday, came in response to the country’s second-deadliest mass shooting. In the terrorist attack on Bondi Beach, two gunmen, who were allegedly inspired by t…
The Parliament of New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, has passed a law on terrorism and other crimes on Wednesday that tightens the requirements for possession of firearms and strengthens the powers of the police. It is their response to the anti-Semitic attack on Bondi beach on 14 December in which two men, father and son, murdered 15 people. The new law prohibits the public display of such weapons, limits the number of licenses f…
NSW Passes ‘Toughest’ Gun Laws After Bondi Attack
Stricter gun laws will immediately take effect in New South Wales (NSW) after the state parliament rushed through firearm reforms overnight. Following an intense two-day sitting, the Labor state government passed the Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 by an 18–8 vote. The votes were cast around 3 a.m. on Dec. 24, with Labor receiving the support of the Liberal Party. The National and Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Parties voted a…
Australian state passes tougher gun, protest law after Bondi Beach shooting
Australia's most populous state on Wednesday passed sweeping new gun and anti-terror rules following the mass shooting on Bondi Beach, tightening firearm ownership, banning public display of terror symbols and strengthening police power to curb protests.
In mid-December, a Jewish Hanukkah celebration saw the most serious firearm attack in Australia for almost three decades. The state of New South Wales reacts and gives the police more powers.
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