# Australia’s capital to join gun buyback in response to Bondi Beach attack, Albanese says

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- Reuters, 2026-08-22 01:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/australias-capital-join-gun-buyback-response-bondi-beach-attack-albanese-says-2026-08-22/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a88fbc2f7c24d00010fae45

> Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday that Australia’s capital would join a gun buyback program in response to a shooting spree at a Jewish festival in Sydney that killed 15 people.