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The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, released a statement this morning, 30 years after the massacre at Port Arthur in Tasmania. He said the nation had held on to the idea that “somehow amid the most terrible darkness the best of humanity found a way to shine”.
He said:
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 21:32:00
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