ASIO director-general Mike Burgess briefed Friday’s meeting of national cabinet about the rising threat of right-wing extremism in Australia.
has spurred action on a national firearms register, with premiers and chief ministers agreeing to progress implementation by the middle of the year.
The shootings followed an ambush by brothers Nathaniel and Gareth Train, and Gareth’s wife Stacey. The brothers had a history of firearm breaches and had amassed a significant stock of firearms on their country property. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pledged to make senior national security advisers available to state leaders to help keep people safe and protect sensitive infrastructure.“It’s quite clear that we need to do better in co-operation between jurisdictions when it comes to firearms.
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