Overview
- New South Wales passed emergency measures that cap most gun owners at four firearms, ban public display of terrorist symbols and grant police powers to halt protests for up to 90 days after a terrorism declaration.
- NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon used the new powers to declare a two‑week protest ban across three Sydney regions, with the order reviewable and extendable in fortnightly increments.
- Western Australia Police charged Martin Thomas Glynn, 39, after posts allegedly supporting the Bondi gunmen, seizing six rifles, about 4,000 rounds of ammunition, Hamas and Hezbollah flags and a bomb‑making "shopping list."
- Glynn was denied bail in Fremantle Magistrates Court on charges including conduct intended to racially harass, possession of a prohibited weapon and improper firearm storage, with his next appearance set for February 3.
- Officials said a public tip sparked the Yangebup raid, WA authorities moved to cancel Glynn’s gun licence, and civil‑liberties and community groups signaled legal challenges to the new NSW protest powers.