Anthony Albanese ‘ready for the fight’ to tighten firearms laws as National party and gun groups push back

The Nationals leader, David Littleproud, claimed ‘this isn’t a gun problem, it’s an ideology problem’ Full report: Bondi terror attack Victims of Bondi beach shooting What we know so far about the Bondi terror attack Follow the latest live updates Anthony Albanese says he is “ready for the fight” to tighten Australia’s firearms laws after the Bondi beach terror attack , as the gun lobby and the National party push back against changes they claim are attempts to divert attention from radicalisation. Former Liberal prime minister John Howard, who introduced sweeping gun control measures after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, said he’d support tightening firearms laws and there were too many guns in Australia, but claimed Albanese was focusing on the wrong issue. Continue reading...