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John Howard reflects on Port Arthur
Former prime minister John Howard is speaking on RN Breakfast this morning about Port Arthur, describing the response and the country’s landmark gun buyback program in the aftermath of the massacre.
It rocked the country. There’s no other way of describing it. …
I’d just been elected to a prime minister after a long period in opposition with a huge majority, and I developed a view pretty quickly that I had to do something significant. What’s the point of having a big majority unless you’re prepared to use it? …
We think of everyone whose world was shattered by the loss of those who had been the bright centre of their lives, their love left desperately wrapped around an absence. …
We think of Walter Mikac who channelled his devastating loss into a call for national action on gun reform, writing to Prime Minister [John] Howard with a message that echoes through the decades: “Be strong, act now”.
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Author : Nick Visser
Publish date : 2026-04-27 21:46:00
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