About 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.
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Australia Wants Olympic Medals — But Won’t Build the Shooting Ranges
AUSTRALIA WANTS Olympic shooting medals—but families and clubs are being left to finance the facilities athletes need to train on.
In our latest episode, we speak with two-time Olympian Aislin Jones and her father and coach, Dave Jones, about Victoria’s abandoned 2026 Commonwealth Games plans and the shotgun facilities that never became the promised sporting legacy.
Aislin explains the hours of travel and home simulation required to train for ISSF skeet. Dave outlines what Olympic trap infrastructure costs, why rural athletes are being left behind and why shooting families have had to invest in facilities that governments routinely provide for other sports.
We also trace the history of Victoria’s proposed state shooting centre, the Shooting Sports Facilities Program, and the infrastructure Australia needs now if it is serious about developing athletes for Brisbane 2032.
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10 Sept 2026
Which Political Party has a Decent Firearms Policy?
ONLY ONE PARTY has put a detailed firearms policy in front of Australian shooters — but publishing promises and delivering outcomes are two very different things.In this episode, we speak with Brendan McCreanor, One Nation campaign organiser, about the party’s approach to licensed firearms owners and shooting sports.
We examine proposals for longer licence periods, practical secure storage at approved clubs and ranges, removing rules that serve no clear public-safety purpose, and reviewing firearm categories and genuine-reason requirements with proper industry input.We also discuss stronger penalties for criminal misuse, illegal firearms trafficking, hunting policy, consultation with shooters, and what One Nation could realistically achieve if it holds influence after the next state election.
The central test is simple: can a published policy become workable law rather than another political promise?Read the published policy: https://vic.onenation.org.au/firearms-hunting
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7 Sept 2026
Has the Newly Updated National Firearms Agreement Already Collapsed?
THE NFA HAS JUST BEEN UPDATED — We look at how it affects you.
The newly signed agreement post-Bondi contains no national firearm cap, allows licences of up to five years, preserves a limited exception for lawful non-citizens and introduces no new national restriction on junior participation.
But the rules will not affect every shooter equally.
NSW has already imposed a four-firearm default cap, generally cut licence terms to two years and reclassified several common action types, while Victoria has expanded police reclassification powers.
The announced national firearms buyback is not contained in the agreement, several jurisdictions rejected or declined a national scheme, and the document provides no common implementation timetable.
We examine what changed, what disappeared and what was left to the states and territories—and ask whether the National Firearms Agreement has already collapsed into a national firearms disagreement.
Check out the updated NFA at https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/criminal-justice/files/national-firearms-agreement.pdf
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Who has been a guest on Gun News Australia: the latest news for Aussie shooters
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Phillip Bigg
JOHN RUDDICK
Nick Goiran
Phil Twiss
Ralph Folie
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