Squiz Shortcuts: What’s changed since Port Arthur

About this episode

The episode discusses the changes in Australia's gun laws since the Port Arthur massacre and its relevance to recent events.

It’s been 30 years since the Port Arthur massacre - when a lone gunman opened fire at the historical site in Tasmania, killing 35 people and injuring another 23. As many of us know, it led to big changes to Australia’s gun laws - an issue that’s come back into focus following the antisemitic terror attack at Bondi in December. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll look at what happened at Port Arthur, the changes it led to, and what’s happened since. Squiz Recommends: Reading: The ABC’s article about the shootings and interview with Walter Mikac… Watching: This John Oliver series on gun control legislation, featuring an interview with former PM John Howard… It’s still worth a watch, all these years later. Got a suggestion for a Squiz Shortcut topic? We'd love to hear it - email us at hello@thesquiz.com.au ⁠Squiz Shortcuts⁠ is your back story to the big news stories… Want the email version? Sign up for the free Shortcuts newsletter here.

Topics covered

• Port Arthur massacre
• gun laws
• Australia
• antisemitic terror attack
• historical events
• gun control legislation

Keywords

• Port Arthur
• gun laws
• Australia
• terror attack
• John Howard
• Walter Mikac
• gun control
• historical events

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC

Places: Australia, Bondi

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