Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I'm saying, as I began my speech, why the amendment shouldn't be supported and why the original legislation that's before the parliament is the right legislation that will be carried. The truth is that there are different arrangements between the Commonwealth and the states. What we have responsibility for, and what the member for Kennedy spoke about, was the provisions that are in this legislation that are important to control these issues going forward.

I attended the funeral of Peter Meagher. There, David Meagher had this to say:

Gun reform alone will not solve hatred or extremism, but an antisemite without a gun is just a hate filled person. An antisemite with a gun is a killer.

The member for Kennedy has spoken—notwithstanding some of the factual issues, which weren't correct—about how the senior member, the father in this alleged atrocity, was someone who was granted a licence in 2013. That was not pursued, and later on he was given access to guns. We agree that that's a problem. That is the very issue of what we have focused on with the security authorities. That is why this legislation should be carried without amendment. That is why it's absolutely critical that that occur.

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