# Australia to launch gun buyback scheme in response to Bondi shooting

https://mins.news/en/item/23358

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-16 08:11 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/16/australia-to-begin-gun-buyback-scheme-in-response-to-bondi-shooting?traffic_source=rss

> Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says New South Wales will start a gun buyback scheme in November after last year’s shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach killed 15 people. People surrendering rifles and handguns will receive up to $700 per firearm.

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