Gun Reforms Stall: Albanese's Deadline Nears

0:00Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's March deadline for nationwide gun reforms has passed without full buy-in. It's been 108 days since the Bondi terror attack shook Australia, sparking plans for tougher gun licenses and limits on firearms per. Owner Only four jurisdictions, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia and Tasmania have agreed to the federal buyback scheme, even though Parliament approved the funding. Here this week, more than half the states and territories push back on key parts of the plan. The National Cabinet initially back updates to the National Firearms Agreement, but leaders in places like Queensland and the Northern Territory, opted out of the buyback, citing high costs and a 50-50 funding split. Both strengthen some controls but skip caps on gun numbers. Meanwhile, reactions split along party lines and regions. Queensland's premier, David Christopher Lee, called the buyback a distraction from terrorism and hate, while gun safety groups labeled the patchy roll-out A.

1:03Miss chance for consistency. Opposition figures accuse the feds of botching in and demonizing owners, stressing laws are only as strong as the weakest state. New details show progress in spots. New South Wales kept guns at 4 per license holder, with farmers allowed 10 and Western Australia wrapped. With buyback in January, surrendering over 83,000 firearms for $64 million. Victoria is holding off pending a review, and South Australia's pre-election stance dashed tighter rules. As the federal target looms for July 1st, advocates urged treating guns as a privilege with public safety first. A role commissioned on anti-semitism from the Bondi attack drops its interim report soon, keeping the reform push alive amid these divides. I'm Corey with The Story, that's your Sydney News Today update, AI-powered and always on.