Australian Lower House Passes New Bills for Gun Buyback Scheme and Anti-Semitism

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Jan. 19, 2026. Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty ImagesAustralia’s House of Representatives has quickly passed two new bills that will set up a national gun buyback scheme and another aimed at combatting anti-Semitism in response to the Bondi terror attack.Both bills will now move to the Senate, which is expected to have the support of the Greens, ensuring its final passage.

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