The “consensus” is dead, and the Australian people are finally waking up. On December 20, 2025, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s attempt to pull a “John Howard 2.0” hit a brick wall of populist rage. Following the horrific shooting at a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach—an attack inspired by Islamic State—the government has ignored the massive security failure and gone straight for the throats of law-abiding gun owners.
While the nation mourns 15 innocent lives, Albanese is busy drafting a “national firearms register” and planning a massive buyback to strip hundreds of thousands of weapons from farmers and hunters. The message from Canberra is clear: We failed to track a known terrorist associate, so we’re taking your hunting rifle instead.
The Security Failure: Terrorist “Scrutiny” Was a Joke
The shooter, Sajid Akram, was the legal owner of six firearms. How? Because despite his son and alleged accomplice, Naveed Akram, being scrutinized by intelligence officials since 2019 for terrorism links, the government still handed over the licenses.
Instead of admitting that the ASIO and Federal Police dropped the ball on radical Islamic terror, Albanese is framing this as a “gun control issue.” It’s the ultimate gaslight. The government didn’t lose control of the guns; they lost control of the border and national security.
The Controversy Everyone is Ignoring: The “Antisemitism Diversion”
While the Prime Minister talks about “background checks,” conservative leaders and Jewish community groups are calling out the BS. This wasn’t a “mass shooting” in a vacuum—it was a targeted antisemitic terror attack. Critics argue that Albanese is using gun control as a massive deflection to avoid talking about the surge of radicalism in Australia’s suburbs. By making the debate about “pigs and rabbits” on farms, the Labor party is successfully burying the conversation about the Islamic State cells operating on Australian soil.
The Cold Hard Truth from the Insiders
What are the insiders saying? “The 1996 consensus is gone,” says former ambassador Arthur Sinodinos. The rise of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation and the defection of Barnaby Joyce have created a political “Front Line” in the bush.
Insiders know that these new laws won’t stop a terrorist who is determined to kill, but they will destroy the livelihoods of farmers like Grant Roberts, who manages 186,000 acres of feral-infested outback. “This is not about safety,” one rural MP whispered. “It’s about urban politicians in Sydney and Melbourne feeling good while the bush pays the price.”
