It introduced stricter gun laws after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, but some say they now need to be tightened further.

Mass shootings are rare in Australia, largely due to sweeping firearm reforms enacted after 1996. Here’s how those laws work and where gaps remain.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has proposed tougher national gun laws after a mass shooting in Sydney ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called for a national “gun buyback” program in the wake of the Bondi Beach ...

Australia's governments are poised to further tighten what are already some of the world's most restrictive gun ownership laws. Its attitude is a contrast to other nations around the world.

After the attack on Australia’s Jewish community, the government is undertaking the biggest overhaul of national gun laws ...

Australia will use a sweeping buyback scheme to "get guns off our streets," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday.

Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.

The massacre has prompted a national reckoning about antisemitism and questions about whether the country’s leaders took ...

An Australian state leader says a man accused of killing 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach faced a lengthy gun license delay ...

Sunday's shooting at a Jewish celebration in Sydney's Bondi Beach, which left 15 people dead, raised questions about whether ...

The push to tighten gun laws after the Sydney attack tests a once-strong political consensus — and highlights the US’s enduring paralysis on firearms.