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Australia Doubles Down on Gun Control in Wake of Bondi Beach Shooting

The country has long looked warily at the cycle of gun violence in the United States, where meaningful changes in policy have been rare.

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A memorial in Sydney on Tuesday. The shooting, which left at least 15 dead and scores of others injured, has forced a hard look at gun control in Australia.
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Bondi Beach Gunmen Were Motivated by ISIS, Australia Prime Minister Says

The two men who killed at least 15 people on Sunday were driven by “Islamic State ideology,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told Australia’s public broadcaster.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, center, visiting the Bondi Pavilion in Sydney, where he laid flowers on Monday.
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