Australia’s New South Wales state will launch a major gun buyback programme on November 2, 2026, as part of the country’s response to the deadly Bondi Beach mass shooting, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced.
The programme will allow people to surrender eligible rifles and handguns in exchange for compensation of up to A$1,000 (about US$700) per firearm.
The federal government introduced tougher gun-control measures in January following the December 14, 2025, shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, in which 15 people were killed.
The new measures include stricter firearm licensing requirements, limits on gun ownership and a crackdown on hate-related offences.
Australian authorities said the country had about 4.1 million firearms last year, with more than 1.1 million located in New South Wales.
The upcoming programme will be Australia’s largest gun buyback since the nationwide campaign launched after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania, where 35 people were killed.
Albanese said Australians were rightly proud of the country’s strict gun laws but acknowledged that there are now more firearms in circulation than there were when the Port Arthur reforms were introduced.
Under reforms adopted by New South Wales following the Bondi attack, individuals are now generally limited to owning four firearms.
Authorities allege that the Bondi Beach attack was carried out by a father and son who were inspired by Islamic State. The surviving suspect, 24-year-old Naveed Akram, faces numerous charges, including 15 counts of murder.
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