After Australia's deadliest mass shooting in 1996, the country rushed in some of the world's toughest gun laws, including ...

For the second time in 3 decades, Australian leaders have vowed to respond quickly to a mass shooting with tighter gun ownership laws.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has proposed tougher national gun laws after a mass shooting in Sydney ...

While the new restrictions on firearms have broad support, new police powers to crack down on some protests were criticized ...

Mass shootings are rare in Australia, largely due to sweeping firearm reforms enacted after 1996. Here’s how those laws work and where gaps remain.

Australia is vowing to enact tougher gun controls after a targeted Hanukkah shooting at Bondi Beach leaves 15 dead and many people injured.

After the attack on Australia’s Jewish community, the government is undertaking the biggest overhaul of national gun laws ...

Australia's most populous state on Wednesday passed sweeping new gun and anti-terror rules following the mass shooting on ...

The strict firearms laws Australia instituted three decades ago have been cited as a model for effective gun control. Provoked by a mass shooting in 1996, they’ve been credited with making such ...

Less than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.

By KATRINA BRANDON RECENT events at Bondi have prompted reviews into gun laws across the country. Federal and state ...