Tasmania's 'gun laws' premier Tony Rundle dies aged 86 | ABC News

Former Tasmanian premier Tony Rundle has died aged 86. Just weeks after Mr Rundle was sworn in as premier, the country was shaken by the Port Arthur mass shooting. With then-prime minister John Howard, Mr Rundle's government led the push for tighter gun laws and was instrumental in securing the 1996 National Firearms Agreement.

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