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Australia news LIVE: Gun buyback scheme won’t stop the ‘next Bondi’, Albanese warned; Ukraine launches drones on Russia in deadly attack

Sydney Morning Herald - National · 17 August 2026 at 11:38 am

Australia news LIVE: Gun buyback scheme won’t stop the ‘next Bondi’, Albanese warned; Ukraine launches drones on Russia in deadly attack

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