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December 2008
31 - More national parks in Victoria, but recreational shooting still allowed
29 - SSAA Qld Hunting & Conservation helping bridled nail-tail wallaby populations
26 - Firearm murder rate drops, knives main weapon
24 - Sections of Mount Remarkable National Park to close for feral animal control
24 - Community cynical about weapons war
23 - ‘Weapons war’ not a new concept
22 - Guns in Macquarie Street as Westminster rule is dropped
19 - Stolen cop gun tracked by wire
19 - ‘Rambo’ blades still on sale
19 - Military-style guns ban
19 - Gun laws not to blame for this death
18 - Fruit farmers care about humaneness of culling operations
18 - Fox and cat numbers threat to Mallee fowl
18 - New chairman appointed to National Wild Dog Advisory Group
18 - Gun-for-surfboards deal alleged
17 - Camels plaguing Central Australia farmers
16 - Sale of replica firearms under review
16 - Brumby culling program abandoned
15 - NSW gun laws are tight enough
15 - Hunting feral pigs
14 - NSW: Gun ownership rising again in NSW
09 - Domestic and wild dogs risk to dingoes
09 - Farming a solution to camel problem?
09 - Camels wreak havoc in the Red Centre
08 - Antigun groups ‘fudging’ information
04 - Douglas Shire locked up and ferals out of control
03 - Murder rates keep falling
03 - Knife the weapon of choice
03 - Aerial wallaby culling at the Tindal Airstrip
02 - Gun warning to farmers
01 - Invasive bird problem in WA
November 2008
28 - Feral culling welcome
27 - Indigenous youth gun safety and shooting program
27 - New gun laws set to target bikies
26 - Tough new gun laws for South Australia
24 - SSAA Queensland speaks with ABC Far North about feral animals in Queensland
23 - Letter: Cruel but necessary
21 - Ireland ban on guns
20 - Northern Territory receive funding for feral pig and cane toad problem
19 - Minister for Sustainability speaks to ABC Wide Bay program about conservation hunting
19 - SSAA National speaks to ABC Wide Bay program about conservation hunting
19 - Feral animal booklet released by Tasmanian Conservation Trust
19 - Conservation hunters can address feral animal menace
18 - In support of duck shooting
17 - Duck shooting a legitimate activity
14 - Simpson Desert closed this summer
14 - Rockingham and Mandurah feral deer culling program stopped
13 - Victorian Government considers reintroducing duck hunting season
12 - WA graziers report increase in wild dogs
10 - Feral cat bounty open in Western Queensland
10 - Feral foxes to be culled to ensure marine turtle survival
09 - The ’roo shooter
07 - Kangaroos in ‘plague proportion’ on King Island
06 - Wallaby problem in Katherine
05 - Feral camels destroy native and stock vegetation
04 - Feral pigs to be culled in November
October 2008
29 - Victorian firearms amnesty
29 - Pastoralists and Graziers Association to discuss use of firearms on rural properties
28 - SSAA Victoria support Victoria Police
28 - SA Police Commissioner’s handgun statistics error
17 - Rann’s rhetoric on guns not matched by reality
16 - Call to seize all DUI drivers’ vehicles
14 - SSAA Batemans Bay welcomes streamlining of firearms licensing process
14 - Karte and Peebinga Conservation Parks closed for feral goat cull
14 - Carry on, minister
13 - Gun amnesty unlikely to remove illegal firearms, says SSAA SA
13 - Firearms amnesty suggested for SA
13 - Long arm of the law misses unlicensed owners
12 - Gunning for trouble
08 - Australians have no right to carry arms and would be better off without them, says Pallaras
09 - Wrong target
07 - Solutions to violence problems in South Australia
07 - Goat cull in Murraylands this week
07 - Gun laws no hindrance
02 - Give up weapons free of charge
01 - Eat kangaroo to save the planet
01 - Eat kangaroo to help combat climate change: Ross Garnaut
01 - Victorian firearms and weapons amnesty in October
September 2008
30 - A ‘new’ notion
30 - SSAA NSW speaks about Firearms Amendment Act 2008
28 - Crime warning over gun laws
24 - Bob Brown doesn’t understand firearms regulations
24 - School shooting sparks call for handgun restrictions
24 - Psychiatrists call for media to self-censor when reporting on mass murderers
24 - No ‘guns in the glove box’: Greens
23 - Researcher Wang-Sheng Lee talks about Melbourne University gun buy-back paper
19 - Crocodiles enjoy gun-free Solomon Islands
17 - SA firearm laws being reviewed
16 - SSAA speaks with 2DU radio about recent Melbourne University paper
16 - SSAA speaks about University of Melbourne gun buy-back paper
16 - SSAA speaks with ABC Riverland SA radio about recent Melbourne University paper
16 - Pest management with the National Parks and Wildlife Service
15 - Victoria legislation allows non-commercial human consumption of culled kangaroos
10 - The Nationals want fox and wild dog bounties reinstated
10 - Remember permits for ’roo culling
09 - Kangaroo culling quota not met
07 - Try shooting and other Olympic events
05 - Wild dogs key threat to sheep farming
05 - Curtis Island National Park closed for pest management program
02 - Flinders Ranges feral goats linked to Waikerie abattoir closure
August 2008
27 - SSAA Batemans Bay speaks about shooting
26 - Nice one, Brazil
19 - SSAA SA H&C and Friends of the Parks SA
17 - Report on hold for poll
17 - Is that a firearm in your teacher’s bag? You may pass
15 - SSAA Tenterfield branch receives funding
08 - Bathurst Pistol Club receives NSW Government grant
08 - Secret evidence angers SA lawyers
07 - Fox numbers increased since removal of fox bounty
07 - Pastoralist loses gun licence fight
05 - Ashley Adams, Paralympics target shooter
02 - Pastoralists angered by gun purge
July 2008
31 - Richmond River Gun Club to receive funds from Federal Government
29 - Increased penalties for criminals using weapons, suggests criminologist
27 - Hunting with gundogs
24 - Wool producers welcome Queensland’s wild dog management strategy
23 - It’s in the timing
19 - Crime cuts deeper
19 - ‘Toughen law’ on gun carrying criminals
15 - Bring back fox bounty, say Victorian Liberals
11 - Perth Pistol Club to leave club by 2010
08 - Upgraded venue attracted shooting’s best - Cawarral range
07 - Knives most widely used weapons in crime
04 - Roy Smith talks about new NSW firearms legislation
04 - Battle of the blade
04 - Ban on laser pointers, stricter gun controls
01 - Remember to renew firearms licenses
June 2008
28 - Cities targeted as DC gun ban ends
28 - US gun lobby mobilises after court ruling
27 - Sky cops allowed to fire guns
27 - Ruling tests constitution on Americans’ right to bear arms
24 - Papua New Guinea Government is planning a nationwide gun buyback
19 - NSW state forests open to voluntary conservation hunting
19 - 20 new state forests in NSW open for conservation hunting
18 - NSW Shooters’ Party interview about possible amendments to Firearms Act
18 - Guns for children law furore
17 - NSW Shooters’ Party interview about handgun proposals
17 - NSW Shooters’ Party defends its handgun proposals
17 - SA goat cull
11 - Bundaberg talkback about The Junior Shooter
11 - National Coaltion for Gun Control calls for ban on The Junior Shooter magazine
11 - The Junior Shooters’ Managing Editor speaks with ABC radio
11 - SSAA SA comments on sport shooting and The Junior Shooter
10 - Letters about Todd Russell
07 - Why hunting with pets is catching on
07 - Baying for his blood - Todd Russell
06 - Victoria Police Association comments on new police firearms
06 - Victoria Police comments on new police firearms
04 - Has cancelling the duck hunting season improved duck numbers?
02 - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt keep guns for protection
May 2008
29 - Crime stats probe
25 - Paperwork load under fire
25 - Mystery blast victim a shooting champ
25 - Growth in guns must be tackled urgently
22 - Call to ban the bomb
18 - Ready, aim, fire! and SSAA’s reply
18 - Ku-Ring-Gai gunshop debate continues
18 - Grenades, rocket launchers, armour vests welcome to eBay
16 - SA Target Rifle Championships
16 - Georgia Bill extends gun ownership rights
16 - Captain jailed for army theft
15 - Nixon told to rearm force with automatic handguns
15 - Kangaroo numbers affecting stock farmers
10 - Stolen arms a ‘stupid mistake’
10 - Compulsory purchase backdown
08 - Kangaroo Island goat cull
06 - Pallaras doesn’t care about farmers or hunters
06 - New SA gun laws to help in fight against bikies
06 - Kangaroos in plague numbers
April 2008
30 - Anti-shooting claims frivolous
28 - Increased rents put sports clubs under the gun
24 - Poison bait ‘not threatening key species’
22 - Smith & Wesson chosen as SA Police gun
22 - New handguns for police
19 - Huge arms shipment from China for Mugabe
15 - Australia’s firearms past and America’s future
15 - Howard’s legacies
14 - Nioa Defence caught in Stinger-Taser crossfire
14 - Firearms have long history in Australia
11 - Corbell proposes tougher gun laws
10 - Lock and load on the job
10 - Lightweights reveal mindset on firearms
09 - Cut and paste
08 - Howard honour for governance
06 - Charlton Heston deceased
03 - Kangaroo culling
March 2008
30 - Kangaroo populations still problem in ACT
25 - WWF-Australia calls for urgent feral animal control in face of climate change
19 - Fee rises inflate Brumby coffers
18 - Wetlands face feral threat: tour operator
17 - Prime Minister rejects claims of hypocrisy on kangaroo cull
15 - US right to bear arms on trial
14 - Mosman Park council calls in marksmen to cull noisy’ ravens
13 - Shooting the fair sports
12 - Police watchdog wins gun fight
12 - Shooter fury on fee rise
11 - New guns for our police
11 - OPI officers to be armed
09 - Police set to target firearm storage
08 - Coast exposes its sinister underbelly
07 - Defence sets out ‘roo kill schedule
07 - Gun that fits in your pocket and packs a mighty wallop
05 - SA introducing new gun laws aimed at bikies
05 - Tough new legislation will target illegal guns in South Australia
February 2008
20 - 75 arrests, $120,000 seized by taskforce
19 - Police to test seized guns after bikie raid
17 - MPs’ bluster won’t put skids under bikies
15 - Brown urges tougher Australian gun control
14 - WA foreshadows major change to firearm licensing
14 - Shooting from the Treasury
12 - Hunting protesters
12 - Drama sparks special debate on rebel gangs
January 2008
27 - Right on target
27 - Feral hunting go-ahead Sharpshooters take aim in state forests
16 - Too many kangaroos in Kosciusko National Park
15 - Quackery
09 - Tasmanian duck hunting season will go ahead
08 - Victoria fox bounty axed
07 - SSAA Hunting & Conservation Branch cull feral goats around Burra
05 - Changes to kangaroo culling program proposed
04 - Tasmanian Government pressured to ban duck hunting season
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