The Liberals continue to face the fallout of their unexpected loss in the weekend’s byelection in Melbourne. Follow live
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Australia’s first legal officer is bringing together the nation’s police ministers to urgently progress the national firearms register, AAP reports.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus will convene the roundtable on Monday as the federal government works to expedite the development of the register after high-profile shootings.
The Albanese government is committed to working closely with jurisdictions on this initiative, which is vital to preserve the safety of the community and police.
A national firearms register will ensure police across all Australian jurisdictions have timely and accurate information to assess any firearms risk posed and protect the community from harm.
Nostalgia about Aston as the perceived turnaround point of the Howard government also reflects why the Liberals lost.
Liberals are still approaching politics like it is the early 2000s, when voters got their news from nightly TV broadcasts and demography was their friend, with dominant anglo Boomers whose worlds were relatively small.