Gun News Australia: the latest news for Aussie shooters

Gun News Australia: the latest news for Aussie shooters

A podcast for Australian shooters who want political interference taken out of shooting. It’s for any shooter who cares about the future of shooting, and wants to know what they can do to help protect it. We cover the stories that matter, and interview the people who can help add the right perspectives. We cover news, politics and explain how we can protect the future of what we love to do. If you love shooting, then make sure you subscribe to this. You can support this podcast for just $30 a year at https://app.joinit.com/o/politics-reloaded That’s less than 60 cents a week!

Episodes

January 9, 2026 31 mins

NSW RURAL FIRE SERVICE VOLUNTEER, Robert Warren, a decorated firefighter with 35 years of service, speaks out about NSW's rushed gun law changes and why he's taking a stand.

After receiving the Premier's Commendation and National Emergency Medal for the 2019-20 bushfires, Rob explains why he's now on a "quiet strike" from RFS duties—refusing to serve a government that's punishing law-abiding firearms owners for the failures of crim...

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    A LEGAL CHALLENGE against NSW's rushed gun laws could produce something that could benefit the shooting sports for the next twenty years.

    NSW Premier, Chris Minns, and his government will fight hard to avoid losing this legal challenge, but the real question we see is what, if any, legal precedent could be set if these challenges go ahead.

    A successful High Court or Supreme Court challenge could establish a legal precedent that cou...

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    WE TALK ABOUT how the new gun limits in New South Wales' recently passed firearms legislation will severely limit what hunters and target shooters can do.

    The new laws will limit hunters to just 4 firearms and target shooters to 10.  We explain why these limits are inadequate for legitimate shooters.

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    WE TALK WITH former Senator David Leyonhjelm about the growing calls for a Royal Commission into the Bondi Junction tragedy.

    We look at the differences between Royal Commissions and Coronial Inquests and why only a Royal Commission can answer the questions that the public is asking. Importantly, it can dive into our questions of why any changes to our gun laws were needed.

    We look at why the federal Labor government is resisting a ...

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    IN OUR 100TH EPISODE of Gun News Australia, we go through the final shape of the new gun laws that recently went through the NSW parliament.

    NOTE: The legislation has passed but has not yet come into effect.  YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAND ANY GUNS IN NOW because the government has not put any arrangements in place.

    We take you through what the new legislation says and the fallout that will hit the Liberal Party, which supported the bill.

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    CORRECTION: The reference to the McDonald website in the video is McDonaldlaw.com.au, not McDonald Legal. 

     

    WE LOOK AT the devastating impacts the new gun laws in NSW will have on shooters and the broader firearm industry across the nation – and the TWO LAW FIRMS who are gearing up to fight the new laws. 

    McDonald Law and Terra Australis Legal are both looking at different types of legal actions to deal with the bypassing of due p...

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    WE LOOK AT the ePetition currently before the NSW Upper House asking the NSW Parliament to put a stop to Premier Minns' knee-jerk gun gun laws.

    The petition has already gained over 40,000 signatures, so if you’re in NSW, you need to add yours now!

    You can sign it by clicking here

    There is also another pro-gun petition in the lower house, which you can see by clicking here.

    We also show the reaction from other states and territori...

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    WE’VE BEEN BRIEFED on what the new laws for NSW shooters will be and also look at what is in store for NSW gun clubs and ranges.

    The changes include limiting the number of guns per individual, limiting gun ownership to Australian citizens (and excluding New Zealanders), new reporting requirements for clubs, the removal of the ability of people who don’t have a licence to ‘try the sport out’ and banning all straight-pull and button ...

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    NSW PREMIER CHRIS MINNS is recalling Parliament this week to pass new gun control laws after aligning himself with lunatics.

    The proposed laws include a 3-gun ownership limit, the elimination of recreational hunting licenses affecting 700,000 Australians, banning home firearm storage, prohibiting junior shooting programs (ending future Olympic pathways), and removing appeal rights to NCAT.

    Minns refuses to consult shooting organisa...

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    NSW PREMIER, Chris Minns means has foreshadowed changes to NSW gun laws following the tragic shooting deaths of 15 people, plus one of the perpetrators, at Bondi.

    In addition to the glaring question of why he won’t address the cultural melting pot that caused the event, we have a deeper look at what this means for shooters in NSW, and elsewhere.

    We remind the premier why calls to tighten gun laws is not only a fallacy but history s...

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    THE SHOOTERS, FISHERS & FARMERS PARTY in Tasmania is in turmoil after MP Carlo Di Falco backed a billion-dollar football stadium he explicitly promised to oppose during the election.

    His sudden reversal delivered the government the deciding vote and triggered the resignation of senior party figures, tearing the SFFP apart.

    Supporters and volunteers who helped elect Di Falco feel betrayed, with shooters left empty-handed while h...

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    IN THIS EPISODE, we look at the troubling advice from GoFundMe that the donations it received to help WA shooters fight the new gun laws in court, seem to have been withdrawn by the ‘beneficiary’, who can only be Kate Fantinel.  That’s $178k worth of missing money – consisting of donations up to $3,000!

    This is a significant concern, because it means shooters of WA will not only not see any legal action taken for them, but the mone...

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    WE LOOK AT why SSAA National kicked their Queensland branch out of the nest and the tug of war over members' funds, claims of unpaid monies.  We discuss what it means for SSAA members who travel interstate and for the Belmont facility being used for the 2032 Olympics.

    We show you the public statements released by SSAA National and SSAA Queensland.

    Plus, nearly a year on, we look at how shooters who donated to Lady Luxury’s dubious ...

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    THE SHOOTING INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA (SIFA) was once a powerful political force under CEO Rod Drew.

    He ran successful campaigns that pushed the political pendulum back in our favour.

    However, with his passing, any political capital they had under their new CEO, James Walsh, has been squandered – and we look at why.

    SIFA was even given the opportunity to steer the National Gun Conference – the very platform we needed to uni...

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    GUN TRADERS AUSTRALIA (GTA) has achieved something remarkable in the Australian firearms industry.

    What started as a modest platform advertising just 30-40 used guns has exploded into one of Australia's leading firearms trading networks, hitting its 5 year growth target in less than 3 years.

    Their website has now reached an incredible milestone of 6.3 million views, cementing their position as an industry leader.

    IN THIS EPISODE, w...

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    October 19, 2025 20 mins

    THE WA PARLIAMENTARY committee conducting the review in that state’s Firearms Act has chosen to justify the legislation on ‘the vibe’ where it says everything is needed for ‘public safety’ - without explaining why that is the case or why it’s even relevant.

    In its 264-page report, at no time did the committee provide any data or facts to back its claims.

     It also did not use, at any time the word “criminals” or similar phrasing.

    Th...

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    IN THIS EPISODE, we look at the failure of the WA Government to pay attention to international ‘best practice’ when it comes to the target shooting sports. 

    The International Shooting Sports Federation, or ISSF, is made up of 149 countries and looks after the training, competition, safety and other aspects of shooting right through to the Olympics and World Cups. 

    It is represented here by Shooting Australia– which didn’t even get ...

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    THE RECENT RAIDS in Western Australia on ‘sovereign citizens’ has way more to it than meets the eye.

    The seizures of over 100 firearms are based on the persons ‘views, opinions and attitudes’ rather than anything they did.   

    They were accused by police that doing these things demonstrated “a disregard for the law” and  ‘Sovereign Citizen ideologies’.    

    Yet at least two people we spoke with said they don’t regard themselves as ‘s...

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    WE COVER the final two sessions of the WA Parliamentary hearing on the WA Firearms Act review – with each producing unexpected surprises.

    The session of representatives for sport shooting groups, in our opinion, ended descended into a farce when SSAA WA representative went off track on unrelated matters, wasting valuable time in the one-hour slot shooting groups were given.   We were unimpressed.

    This left representatives from the ...

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    THE ROMANTICISATION of living in rural areas has led to the obscene situation where people and lawmakers living in Perth have even questioned why pastoralists even need firearms.  

    It’s the deep divide between those who use firearms and understand the issues – and those who don't, but are quick to pass judgement on others.

    BRON CHRISTENSEN is the CEO of the Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen's Association.  She talks with us about the con...

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