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GUN REPORT RECOMMENDS FEES HIKE: Report paves way for Allan Government to jack up gun licence fees

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WE SPEAK WITH Sean Fraser to dissect the recently released Ken Lay Rapid Review into Victoria’s firearm laws.

The Victorian Government has accepted 15 out of 16 recommendations, paving the way for sweeping administrative shifts that directly target licensed Victorian shooters.

We break down the deliberately laid "landmines" hidden in this report, including the open ended definitions of "high-risk" fi****ms, and permit fee increases that will force Victorian shooters to pay more under the Allan Labor Government.

From bans targeting non-citizen shooters to the further fragmentation of the National Fi****ms Agreement, we look at the hard facts.

Our community faces an uphill battle as state-specific registries push restrictive agendas that ignore 130 years of established firearm technology.

We cut through the political rhetoric to ensure grassroots shooting sports participants stay informed, unified, and equipped to protect our sport.

See the full gun law review report at:https://files.justice.vic.gov.au/2026-05/Rapid-Review-Victoria-Firearm-Laws.pdf

.. and see the state government’s response at:https://files.justice.vic.gov.au/2026-05/Rapid-Review-Victoria-Firearm-Laws-Government-Response.pdf

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THREE WINS + ONE STRONG MESSAGE: What One Nation’s ascent means for shooters

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WE LOOK AT what the seismic emergence of One Nation after recent elections means for firearm owners across the country.

One Nation's stunning performance in the South Australian state election saw them capture 24.4% of the vote and four lower house seats, dramatically outpolling the Liberals. They also captured three upper house seats.

This momentum continued through the Nepean by-election, where they gained 24.5% of the vote, and their decisive victory in Farrer with 57.5% of the vote on a two-party-preferred basis.

The trend is unmistakable. These three results point to the collapse of the Liberal Party’s place as the alternative government, and the retreat of far-left parties like the Greens and Animal Justice Party.

With Victoria's upcoming November state election, this trend looks set to continue, which can only be good for shooters.

We also examine critical issues including political trust, preference deals, the detrimental impact that firearm policy uncertainty has for dealers and shooters, and why engagement with local MPs matters now more than ever.

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THE CLASSIC ANTI-GUN TRAP: Why the Bondi Royal Commission must not recommend the NFA be ‘updated’

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THE BONDI ROYAL COMMISSION’S interim report recommends the National Fi****ms Agreement be ‘updated’, but we're calling for that idea to be dropped.

In this episode of , we break down our submission to the Commission explaining why updating the NFA without examining its current flaws would be a step backwards.

We expose how Western Australia doesn't even comply with the existing NFA. There are no permits to acquire (instead a clumsy and expensive system of licensing not just the user, but each firearm), and no interstate mutual recognition of licenses.
Yet WA wants to spread its restrictive laws nationwide.

Our submission highlights critical issues with the NFA as it stands now: arbitrary appearance laws that ban fi****ms based on looks rather than function; junior license restrictions that harm international shooting sports development; and the clause allowing states to treat the NFA as "minimum standard" ( such as the latest push to bring in caps on the number of fi****ms owned).
We're demanding five key reforms.

They are a full NFA review with the shooting community, scrapping appearance laws, fixing junior license age restrictions (lowering to 11 for use, not ownership), requiring all states to actually comply with the agreement, and removing the ‘minimum standard’ loophole that turned the NFA into the "National Fi****ms Disagreement."

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RUNNING FOR COVER: SSAA and SIFA leave it to Politics Reloaded to run the NCAT fight

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WE’VE JUST HELD our first NCAT hearing to force NSW Police to hand over documents from the national roundtable of firearm registries. They will reveal what new laws our registries and policy bureaucrats are secretly planning.

To fight this, the police have hired an expensive partner from a major law firm (costing thousands of dollars per day) instead of using their internal lawyers.

This is unprecedented at such an early stage in a tribunal matter.

The tribunal has ordered full written submissions by mid-year, with the main hearing scheduled for August.

Viewers will remember we’re backed by the NSW Information and Privacy Commissioner’s report, which shows that the police’s reason for withholding documents does not stack up – so we're fighting to expose what's being cooked up for us behind closed doors.

But here's the disappointing part: both SSAA and SIFA were approached to support this critical fight. Both walked away from the fight (for no reason), letting every shooter down.

This matter affects every shooter in Australia - because we need to expose what new laws our registries have in mind.

We need your continued support for the long legal battle ahead, potentially going to the Supreme Court.

💰 SUPPORT THE FIGHT: You can donate to the fundraiser at GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/filed-at-ncat-were-fighting-nsw-police-over-gun-policy

Or donate via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=H8M2TBTFB7L62

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“IT WAS DESIGNED TO OFFEND SHOOTERS”: Victorian State Budget leaves shooters left high and dry

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THE VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT’S recent State Budget told us how much value it places on the shooting sports.

Despite iron-clad promises to build world-class shooting facilities after abandoning the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Victoria's shooters received zero funding while other sports flourished.

The numbers tell a shocking story.

Geelong BMX Club secured $200,000 for 120 members (that's $1,600 per member). Cycling received $12 million, and bike lanes got $7.4 million – for a lot of paint!

Meanwhile, the shooting sports didn’t get anything. Not even enough for a car park.

This is particularly embarrassing when Brisbane and Sydney boast international-level shooting complexes - yet Victoria, Australia's second-most populous state, continues to lack basic shooting infrastructure.

With a $108 billion budget, allocating just 0.1% to support the shooting sports would turn this around. Importantly, it would allow the state to attract major international events, with proven economic benefits.

This means the government doesn’t have a revenue problem; it has an expenditure problem.

This has been exacerbated by a state government cabinet dominated by the socialist left-wing of the Labor Party which wants to crush the shooting sports.

TAKE ACTION: Let Victoria’s State Premier, Jacinta Allan, know that this isn’t good enough.

Email her at [email protected] and demand that we have proper shooting infrastructure for Victoria.

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