In response to the Bondi Beach mass shooting killing 15 people, the Australian government announced its largest gun buyback initiative since 1996. This program will purchase surplus, illegal, and newly banned firearms, funded equally by federal and state governments. Additional measures include limits on gun ownership per individual, revoking open-ended firearm licenses, restricting legal gun types, and requiring citizenship for firearm licensing. Efforts to build a national firearms register will be accelerated, and regulators will gain better access to criminal intelligence. These moves follow revelations that one of the attackers legally held six guns despite suburban residency, highlighting gaps in existing controls.