After the Bondi Beach shooting, the New South Wales Parliament in Australia passed an anti-terrorism emergency law.

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24/12/2025
On the early morning of the 24th local time, the New South Wales Parliament in Australia urgently passed a bill to further tighten gun control, crack down on the spread of extremist speech, and expand the power of the police to restrict public demonstrations. The related bill was proposed by the New South Wales government after the attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, which authorities have classified as a terrorist attack. New South Wales Premier Minzes stated that the new measures aim to maintain public safety and social cohesion. The bill includes setting a limit on the number of firearms owned, reducing magazine capacity, tightening gun permit conditions, and authorizing the police to restrict public assembly activities for up to 90 days after formally declaring a terrorist event. Some activist organizations and civil liberties groups have indicated that they will challenge the demonstration restrictions in court based on constitutional grounds.