Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

As National Cabinet reflected, we are marking the anniversary of the police shooting at Wieambilla, and this week the funeral was held for Brevet Sergeant Jason Doig, killed in my own state's south-east. Today, National Cabinet agreed to implement a national firearms register. This is a reform that has been outstanding for too many years. It is one of the reforms outstanding from the Port Arthur massacre response in 1996, which I acknowledge was one of the great examples of bipartisan support for new regulation in this country in order to keep Australians safe.

The agreement struck today represents the most significant improvement in our firearms management system in almost 30 years and it will keep Australia's first responders and communities safer. The register will address significant gaps and inconsistencies, and we have agreed to work together to ensure it is fully operational within four years. (Time expired)