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Monday Headlines: 

• Record crowd turns out for Swans AFLW clash after tumultuous week for the club
• Australia records first case of bird flu in a mammal
• Pauline Hanson steps in after One Nation MP says party's targets 'not too different' from Labor's 
• Sydney shark attack victim speaks publicly for the first time
• Major blunder found on Sydney Marathon medal

Deep Dive: The federal government is attempting to roll out its largest gun buyback in a generation in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack.  
 
New South Wales is the first state to sign on - paying licensed owners from November to surrender their firearms, pulling a huge slice of the state's registered guns from circulation. But other states are dragging their feet, shooters say they're being unfairly singled out, and critics argue the very people we should fear won't hand anything over.  
 
So will it actually work - or is it a costly show of action?  
 
In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou is joined by public health expert and senior advocacy advisor at the Alannah and Madeline Foundation, Stephen Bendle to unpack what this landmark scheme can really achieve, and where its loudest criticisms land. 

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