NSW launches Australia's first state gun buyback since Bondi Beach terror attack

New South Wales begins a gun buyback on 2 November 2026 — the first state scheme under a national framework created after the December 2025 Bondi Beach attack, where 15 people were shot dead at a Hanukkah festival. Owners of firearms exceeding new ownership caps can surrender weapons for up to AUS$1,000. NSW is the first state to act; others have not yet begun.