Australia's lower house of parliament passed new laws for a gun buyback, tighter background checks and a crackdown on hate crimes, in response to its worst mass shooting in decades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/asia-pacific/politics/australia-gun-laws-hate-crimes-bondi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #australia #guns #hatecrimes #massshootings