National firearms register in federal budget, three decades after initial agreement

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National firearms register in federal budget, three decades after initial agreement

A national firearms register will be funded in the federal budget, finally making good on a national agreement made when John Howard was prime minister. It will allow police to access near real-time information on firearms and their owners. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus described the development as a “historic funding commitment” and said the register will […]