Tributes for boy who died in hospital after shooting
The school attended by an 11-year-old boy who suffered a gunshot wound to the face has paid tribute to him after he died in hospital from his injuries.
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Gun debate fires up with reload on buyback pushback
A state opposition proposal to halt a buyback scheme and review firearm restrictions has reignited the post-Bondi terror attack gun debate.
Philippine teen kills two students in school shooting
The Philippines has been rocked by its third school shooting since June, with at least two people dead and eight others injured.
Group with alleged links to mistaken killing extradited
An extradition process is underway for a group, including a teenage boy, linked to a gun allegedly used in a mistaken identity killing of a university student.
‘Targeted attack’: man shot dead in car park
A man has been fatally shot in the car park of a community centre in Punchbowl in southwest Sydney.
Police probe potential second mistaken identity hit
A potentially innocent man has been killed at a home with links to organised crime in the second fatal shooting in Sydney in as many days.
ACT second jurisdiction to join federal gun buyback
The ACT has joined NSW in agreeing to a federal gun buyback set up after the Bondi shooting massacre but other states are yet to be convinced.
Philippine student live-streamed fatal school shooting
The Philippines has been shocked by another school shooting in weeks, as a student videoed himself fatally shooting a classmate before killing himself.
Another state shoots down funding national gun buyback
Another state has rejected the national gun buyback, saying it won't divert money from core services and cost‑of‑living pressures to a federal scheme.
Beleaguered gun buyback costly, inaction costlier: PM
A state leader is prepared to fight an election on his decision to sign up to the federal government's beleaguered national gun buyback scheme.
Two people shot by police after knives incident
Two people have been shot and injured by police after reports of a man armed with knives.
Elderly alleged robber denied bail over ‘flight risk’
A magistrate believes a 78-year-old former rugby league international could abscond if granted bail while accused of a violent armed robbery three decades ago.
Eclectic life of missing boy’s granny revealed in court
The grandmother of missing boy Gus Lamont is a former justice of the peace and is of exemplary character, a court hearing on a firearms charge has been told.
Man before court accused of AK-47 threat to mosque
A man accused of threatening to shoot worshippers at a mosque with an AK-47 assault rifle is before the courts after Muslim leaders warned against rising hate.
Video released of correspondents’ dinner shooting
US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has released a new video of the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner attack.
Police fatal shooting in farm gun battle ‘justified’
A man was shot four times and his vehicle was struck by dozens of police bullets after he drove at officers while armed with a rifle, a coroner has heard.
‘Love over evil’: Port Arthur remembered 30 years on
Survivors of the Port Arthur massacre have shared their desire for strong gun control on the 30th anniversary of the horrific shooting.
Shooting suspect ‘sick guy’ with alarming views: Trump
A gunman allegedly sent a manifesto calling himself "Friendly Federal Assassin" just before attempting his attack on the White House correspondents' dinner.
Police to continue to use potentially faulty pistols
A state police force will continue to use a service-issued pistol despite a potentially fatal fault, saying it is only an issue if the weapons are used.
Second Turkish school shooting death toll rises to 10
A tenth victim has died after Turkey's second school shooting in the same week, with police arresting dozens of would-be copycat shooters.
‘Wildly Orwellian’: legislators bypass affected groups
Groups who claim they will be most impacted by a state's new laws targeting anti-Semitism say they have been frozen out of discussions.
State rejects national gun buyback, another undecided
A national gun buyback scheme has been rejected by one state while another appeared non-committal after legislation was rushed through the Senate.
Trigger pulled on gun buyback as laws pass parliament
Gun reforms that Labor says would have banned the two Bondi shooters from owning firearms have passed parliament with support from the Greens.
Anti-hate laws pass parliament in late-night sitting
Contentious reforms aimed at better protecting the Jewish community have passed parliament, but not without fierce political debate.
PM may win gun fight, but battle looms with states
The prime minister looks to have shored up support for a national guns buyback scheme after the Bondi terror attack, but another fight still looms.
Federal gun reforms ignite fear among shooters
Firearms advocates have raised objections to a planned overhaul of the nation's gun restrictions, although the government insists changes won't impact shooters.
Alarm sounded over religious text carve-out in hate law
A carve-out in hate speech legislation has been opposed by Jewish groups, with warnings it could undermine the intended protections against hate preachers.
‘Absolutely essential’: premier backs swift protest ban
Rushed laws that allow police to ban protest marches following terror attacks could prove to be divisive rather than calming, a senior legal figure warns.
Man accused of praising Bondi attack had multiple guns
Firearms, ammunition and flags linked to banned terrorist organisations were found at the home of a man accused of praising the Bondi gunmen on social media.
Vow to quash terrorism after Sydney ‘changed forever’
After pushing through emergency legislation to curb gun ownership and protests, a state premier is vowing not to let a terrorist attack divide Australians.
Slogans and imagery targeted in clamp down on protests
A tough-talking premier intent on stopping violence after the Bondi massacre says protests are to blame for volatility as his Labor credentials are questioned