Daniel James

Tasmania is rejecting a cap on the number of firearms a person can own.

and a national register is not expected to be running until 2028.

The Royal Commission into Anti-Semitism has also weighed in, saying Australia should waste no time implementing the buyback.

So today, 30 years after Port Arthur, we're returning to our January episode, when Nicole Johnston speaks with Ebony Bennett from the Australia Institute, on why Australia has more guns than ever, and why reform is still so difficult.

It's Sunday, May 3.

I'm Daniel James.

Thanks for listening.

7am, we'll be back tomorrow with a new episode where I interview Antoinette Latouf on taking on the ABC and why audiences are losing faith in mainstream media.

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I'm Daniel James, and you're listening to 7am.

The Albanese government has moved quickly on the Royal Commission into antisemitism, accepting all of the recommendations from its first report before public hearings begin.

It comes at a volatile moment in national politics after the issue was seized on by the opposition in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.

And as tensions around the conflicts in Iran, Gaza and Lebanon continue to expose the deep divisions across the country.

Meanwhile, One Nation is trying to turn its momentum in the polls into something more lasting, all backed by a private plane from Gina Reinhart and millions of dollars in donations from her allies.

Today, ABC Radio Melbourne's Raph Epstein on the Royal Commission, the politics of One Nation and whether the divisions running through the country are likely to deepen.

It's Saturday, May 2nd.

Raf, thanks for coming on 7am.

The first report from the Royal Commission into anti-Semitism was handed over to the government late this week.

What did you make of the government's response, and particularly the PM?