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Bondi Victims to Be Remembered Before Hate Law Showdown
Legislation includes a national gun buyback agreed at the national cabinet, with 4.1 million firearms in Australia, aiming to prevent future attacks following the Bondi massacre.
- On Monday, January 19, 2026, Parliament was recalled to mark a condolence motion for the 15 victims of the December 14 Bondi attack and fast-track hate speech and gun reforms.
- Fresh Department of Home Affairs figures show 4.1 million firearms in Australia, while attacker Sajid Akram legally held six guns and his son Naveed was on ASIO's radar.
- Attorney-General Michelle Rowland will table separate gun and hate speech bills after splitting the omnibus, shelving racial hatred criminalisation and renegotiating home affairs minister powers to ban groups like Hizb ut-Tahrir and the Nationalist Socialist Network.
- Both bills will be introduced to the House on Tuesday morning and quickly sent to the Senate, with the Greens' support expected and senators preparing for a marathon sitting into Wednesday morning, while a snap inquiry must report by Monday morning.
- The Resolve Political Monitor shows Albanese's approval down five points to 35 per cent, with Labor's primary vote falling two points to 30 per cent, amid shifting voter sentiment.
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Australia news as it happened: Dreyfus, Burns, Leeser speak on antisemitism as MPs return to Canberra ahead of national day of mourning
Parliament has returned two weeks early to urgently speak on a condolence motion for the victims of the Bondi shooting.
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