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ACT Joins National Gun Buyback in Albanese Announcement

8/23/2026

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the Australian Capital Territory will join the national gun buyback.
New South Wales will launch its gun buyback on November 2 as the first state to implement the scheme.
The ACT holds about 23,000 firearms and more than 7,000 licence holders, according to the government.
The buyback will be Australia’s largest since the 1996 Port Arthur campaign that killed 35 people.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the Australian Capital Territory will join the national gun buyback.
New South Wales will launch its gun buyback on November 2 as the first state to implement the scheme.
The ACT holds about 23,000 firearms and more than 7,000 licence holders, according to the government.
The buyback will be Australia’s largest since the 1996 Port Arthur campaign that killed 35 people.