15 Dec 2025

What the Bondi attack tells us about gun law reform 

From Nights, 8:10 pm on 15 December 2025

The terrible events of last night across the Tasman have once again put the spotlight on firearms control.

Sixteen people - including a gunman - were killed after a father and son opened fire at a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach.

Australian officials described it as a targeted, antisemitic terror attack.

So where does it leave Australia and its controls on firearms, and what are the implications for gun law reforms in this country?

Waikato University's International Law Professor Al Gillespie joins Emile Donovan.

Police teams are at the scene of a deadly shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach on 15 December following the attack on 14 December.

Photo: ABC News / John Gunn