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ACT Agrees to Join National Gun Buyback

Federal funding will cover most costs to remove high‑risk weapons from Canberra as part of reforms after the Bondi Beach attack.

Members of the Jewish community gather for Shacharit, morning prayers, as the crime scene was reopened following the mass shooting at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo
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Overview

  • The ACT government has formally signed up to the Commonwealth buyback, becoming the second jurisdiction to join after New South Wales.
  • The funding deal struck on Friday will have the federal government pay 75 percent of compensation and administration costs and 100 percent of firearm destruction costs with the ACT covering the remainder.
  • The ACT has proposed new laws that would cap most licence holders at five firearms with exemptions up to ten, ban belt‑fed weapons, reclassify some firearms and criminalise possession of 3D‑printing blueprints.
  • Key operational details for the territory — including the buyback start date, per‑gun compensation amounts and final administration arrangements — remain unresolved and are expected to be published in coming days.
  • Several other states and territories have declined the Commonwealth scheme while Western Australia runs its own buyback, a split that could complicate national coordination and enforcement across borders.