Australia fractures in aftermath of Bondi massacre
ANALYSIS: Rather than being united in national mourning, the Bondi massacre has unleashed a wave of partisanship that undermines opportunities for healing.
WATCH: NBR senior journalist Lachlan Colquhoun speaks with Simon Shepherd.
When Australia was rocked by the 1996 Port Arthur massacre in Tasmania, in which a lone gunman killed 35 people with a semi-automatic weapon, the national response was strongly bi-partisan.
Political stakeholders shelved their differences and agreed on a Nationwide Agreement on Firearms that took