Australia’s capital to join gun buyback after deadly Bondi Beach attack, Albanese says

NewsWorldAustralasiaAustralia’s capital to join gun buyback after deadly Bondi Beach attack, Albanese says⁠Australia's most populous state, NSW, was the first to commit to the planAlisha Rahaman Sarkar Saturday 22 August 2026 11:09 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3037478","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/australia-canberra-gun-buyback-bondi-beach-b3037478.html","title":"Australia’s capital to join gun buyback after Bondi Beach attack, Albanese says"}}CloseRelated: Bondi terror attack hero Ahmed Al-Ahmed speaks for the first time since shootingOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveOnTheGround","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Australasia","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"}}The Australian capital will join a gun buyback scheme...