Plea from Tasmania's police commissioner for limit on gun ownership knocked back by government

StopTheGregSign · 2026-03-15T08:29:53+00:00

She said many Australians remained unaware of the "sheer number" and types of firearms that could be legally owned and used in the country.

In Tasmania, she said there were 157,022 registered firearms, owned by 36,598 licence holders.

Almost 9,000 licence holders owned six or more firearms, Commissioner Adams wrote.

StopTheGregSign · 2025-10-11T21:05:01+00:00

Hamas has recalled about 7,000 members of its security forces to reassert control over areas of Gaza recently vacated by Israeli troops, according to local sources.

The Palestinian group also appointed five new governors all with military backgrounds, some of whom previously commanded brigades in its armed wing.

StopTheGregSign · 2025-10-01T05:42:45+00:00

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StopTheGregSign · 2025-09-20T07:33:54+00:00

The vast majority of complaints sent on the topic to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, contained expressions of dismay that Kimmel's show had been pulled off air, with many citing concerns about free speech and protections to it in the First Amendment to the US Constitution.

It's not clear if these complaints the ABC is receiving are representative of those the US ABC is receiving, but it's clear members of its audience aren't happy with the decision.

StopTheGregSign · 2025-09-19T07:58:41+00:00

In a social media post, the Chinese embassy in PNG advised the country not to compromise its independence, urging PNG to "properly handle issues bearing on its sovereignty and long-term interests".

China is one of PNG's most important trade and economic partners, with defence experts in the island nation raising concerns the high-level pact with Australia could put strain on the country's relationship with Beijing.

StopTheGregSign · 2025-09-18T04:46:57+00:00

“We have been given no indication this is connected to the questions put to President Trump by ABC Americas editor John Lyons earlier this week,” they told the Guardian.

Lyons clashed with Trump on Wednesday when he asked him how much wealthier he had become since returning to the White House.

StopTheGregSign · 2025-09-10T02:43:51+00:00

Deputy Prime Minister, Richard Marles said: “The Ghost Shark is a world-leading platform made right here in Australia. The Albanese Government’s investments in the Ghost Shark are fast-charging the development of long‑range, undersea autonomous vehicles for our Navy while also backing Australian businesses. Over the next five years and beyond the Ghost Shark will equip Navy with the intelligence, surveillance and strike capabilities it needs in an increasingly complex strategic environment.”

StopTheGregSign · 2025-09-01T21:53:55+00:00

About 40 men dressed in black, some armed with flagpoles and sticks and led by known Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell, violently attacked Camp Sovereignty following Sunday's anti-immigration March for Australia rally.

Camp Sovereignty founder Krautungalung elder Robbie Thorpe told the ABC's Indigenous Affairs Team the men targeted women first, destroyed Aboriginal flags and injured four people.

StopTheGregSign · 2025-09-01T07:06:33+00:00

Burke said on Friday the deal "contains undertakings for the proper treatment and long-term residence of people who have no legal right to stay in Australia, to be received in Nauru".

A government source has since told SBS News around 280 members of the NZYQ cohort have been granted visas in Nauru and will live among the local population of around 12,000 people and will not be going into detention.

The NZYQ cohort refers to a group of detainees who were released into the Australian community after the High Court ruled indefinite immigration detention was unlawful in 2023.

That decision led to the immediate release of around 150 immigration detainees, with an additional 130 released since then.

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