Scott HamiltonJan 17
‘He said the legislation creating a national gun buy-back scheme and cracking down on importation of dangerous weapons would be introduced on Tuesday morning’ #auspol #LibSplits #GunReform #ABetterAus www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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Labor to separate gun control from proposed laws to address hate speech, PM says

Anthony Albanese says government will not proceed with racial vilification provisions, which in current form ‘do not have the support of the Senate’

The Guardian
Show threadScott HamiltonDec 29
Great to see #ABetterAus in great company in @[email protected] Summer Reading List 2025. w/ John Brumby & @[email protected] #books #skybooks #auspol
Scott HamiltonDec 29
‘John Howard’s world-leading 1996 gun control laws are arguably the best example of bipartisanship in Australian politics.’ w/ @[email protected] #books #ABetterAus

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Scott HamiltonSep 14, 2025
‘Since 1996, Australia has seen just five mass shootings (murders of four or more people by gun), compared to the US with more than 600 mass shootings for each of the past four years — almost two a day on average.’ #ABetterAus

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Show threadScott HamiltonAug 30, 2025
"The proportion of licensed gun owners … has decreased [however] Australians who have gun licences now own a larger number of guns per person.” #GunReform #auspol #ABetterAus #booksky @stuartkells.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Gun laws tightened after the P...
As Victoria Police hunts alleged gunman, Australia has more guns than before Port Arthur massacre

As police hunt a suspected gunman through rugged terrain in the Victoria's High Country, there are more than 4 million registered weapons across the country. 

ABC News
Show threadScott HamiltonJul 17, 2025
#ABetterAus 📕 spotted at Readings in Doncaster by @stuartkells.bsky.social #books #booksky 🦋
Show threadScott HamiltonJul 10, 2025
‘Security is not just about submarines and fighter jets. It’s also about school meals, maternal health clinics, and HIV testing. George W. Bush saw that clearly. The question is: do we?’ #USAID #auspol #AUKUS #ABetterAus www.themandarin.com.au/294967-bush-...

Bush, Wong, and Pacific aid: T...
Bush, Wong, and Pacific aid: The real defence gap

Bush, Bono, Obama -- and now Wong. The Pacific aid vacuum is growing, and Canberra’s response might just be the real national security test.

The Mandarin
Show threadScott HamiltonApr 29, 2025
15 years late, Dutton as Opposition leader would apologise to the Stolen Generations for walking out in the apology. Rudd called BS on Dutton’s backflip…A grown man…’ #auspol #ABetterAus w @stuartkells.bsky.social @mupublishing.bsky.social #booksky #AusVotes25
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Scott HamiltonApr 29, 2025
15 years late, Dutton as Opposition leader would apologise to the Stolen Generations for walking out in the apology. Rudd called BS on Dutton’s backflip…A grown man…’ #auspol #ABetterAus w @stuartkells.bsky.social @mupublishing.bsky.social #booksky #AusVotes25
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Show threadScott HamiltonApr 6, 2025
Awesome to see #ABetterAus 📕in Top 10 Public Policy books on Amazon #booksky #books #auspol @mupublishing.bsky.social @stuartkells.bsky.social In good company @RickMorton
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