Grattan on Friday: Keeping the community safe requires keeping the society united
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
After Martin Bryant massacred 35 people at Port Arthur in 1996, the federal government and the Australian community had exactly the right tangible response. It might have been hard politics for the Coalition to bring in a tough gun control regime, but it got done, to John Howard’s credit.
In contrast, the general opinion is that this...






