WHAT IS A THIRD PARTY CAMPAIGNER AND WHY DID SU NSW HAVE TO REGISTER AS ONE? NSW has legislation (The Electoral Funding Act 2018) which requires “an individual or entity that incurs more than $2,000 in electoral expenditure for a State or local government election in New South Wales… but does not stand as a candidate, and is not a ...

SHOOTERS Union has always been about actively standing up for and representing shooters, and once again we have put our money and energy where our mouth is to make sure NSW shooters can make a difference at the ballot on March 23. We have jumped through the numerous hoops associated with being registered as a third-party campaigner in NSW and ...

The latest questions being raised about the NSW Firearms Registry just confirms what we already know: Longarms registration is an expensive and ineffective waste of everyone’s time and money, and doesn’t improve public safety. A damning report released by the NSW Auditor-General a few days ago has highlighted a mind-boggling array of issues at the registry, ranging from inaccurate firearm ...

IGNORE the voices of Queensland shooters and hunters at your peril come election time. That’s the message from Queensland shooting peak bodyShooters Union to the major parties following the closure of a hugely successful petition on the State Government website calling for a trial of hunting in State Forests. More than 16,000 people signed the petition, which officially closed yesterday, ...

NEWS a Sydney man has been released without charges after an intruder died in his home represents a rare win for common sense in NSW. Johan Schwartz reportedly confronted an intruder in his family’s living room and following a scuffle, the intruder died. While the exact circumstances of the situation are still somewhat unclear, we fully support Mr Schwartz defending ...

It hasn’t taken long for the animal rights brigade to start harassing farmers in the wake of the “Aussie Farms” debacle. News reports that activists were harassing a farmer in Harvey, WA resulting in a heated confrontation was exactly the sort of thing sensible people were worried would happen. While there is some dispute over exactly how the confrontation played out, ...

Victoria Police are tooling up in a big way to fight a largely imaginary enemy, it seems, following news they are acquiring 800 .223 calibre AR-15s, ostensibly to “combat terrorism.” And also this segment on 3AW. We believe Victoria Police have failed the genuine need test in this case. What, exactly, do they need 800 AR-15s for? And “Combating Terrorism” ...

WE always thought Western Australia was Australia’s ‘Stupid weapons laws’ capital, but New South Wales is rapidly giving them a run for their money. NSW Police Minister Troy Grant has announced the state is banning so-called “Zombie Knives” at the end of this month, putting them on the Prohibited Weapons schedule and requiring owners to hand them in or potentially ...

In the wake of revelations the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) donated $200,000 to the Victorian branch of the Greens last year, shooters across Australia should pay close attention to where their professional or trade organisations choose to contribute politically. Recently released filings with the Australian Electoral Commission confirm the donation was made in the 2017/2018 financial year. Shooters Union Australia ...

THEY say you should never bite the hand that feeds you, but apparently some Australia’s animal rights activists missed that memo. Anti-farm group “Aussie Farms” has released a map of Australia showing the location of hundreds, possibly thousands, of farms, along with implications the owners may be involved in “animal exploitation”. The organisation describes itself as “an animal rights charity, ...