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'Love over evil': Port Arthur remembered 30 years on

Survivors of the Port Arthur massacre have shared their desire for strong gun control on the 30th anniversary of the horrific shooting.

Port Arthur tragedy anniversary raises gun cap question

Port Arthur tragedy anniversary raises gun cap question

The 30th anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre has renewed conversations around gun reform and whether caps on weapons should be implemented.

Making hunting 'more palatable' to be debated by MPs

Making hunting 'more palatable' to be debated by MPs

A probe has recommended parliament debate a state's "conservation hunting" plan that's been dubbed a Trojan horse for the gun lobby.

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Minns may have ‘misspoken’ when stating Labor voted to send Shooters’ ‘right to hunt’ bill to parliamentary inquiry

Premier claims Labor supported referral of conservation hunting bill to committee but Hansard shows NSW government opposed move

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Unnecessary gun changes to help hunters 'feel better'

A prominent anti-gun advocate says there's no problem with hunting, but shooters don't need more support while there's "much more important things" to address.

‘Blindsided’: father of Port Arthur massacre victims says NSW hunting bill will take a ‘jackhammer’ to gun control

Walter Mikac, who lost his wife and two daughters in the 1996 shooting, warns that Labor-backed Shooters party bill will weaken national firearms agreement

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Port Arthur victim calls for halt to gun law changes

Proposed changes to gun laws have prompted a fierce rebuke from a man who lost multiple family members in the Port Arthur massacre.

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Museum to enshrine words of sorrow that shaped history

Museum to enshrine words of sorrow that shaped history

Letters between a grieving father and the prime minister that proved pivotal in Australia's modern history will go on display at the national museum.

Senator removed from party room – as it happened

Senator removed from party room – as it happened

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'Be strong and act now': Grieving father's letters after Port Arthur massacre donated to museum

'Be strong and act now': Grieving father's letters after Port Arthur massacre donated to museum

He wrote the letters so 'no person in Australia ever has to suffer such a loss'.

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Father's Port Arthur grief shaped Australian history

Father's Port Arthur grief shaped Australian history

Letters between a grieving father and the prime minister that proved pivotal in Australia's modern history will go on display at the national museum.

National gun register the ‘next step’ for reform that John Howard started, Anthony Albanese says

National gun register the ‘next step’ for reform that John Howard started, Anthony Albanese says

Albanese praises ‘courage’ of former prime minister and those affected by Port Arthur massacre

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