Hopes High For Uniform Gun Laws

Hopes of achieving uniform national gun laws were high yesterday after both the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Tim Fischer, and the Queensland Premier, Mr Rob Borbidge, said they expected all states to fall into line behind the Federal Government. Mr Fischer has already turned his attention to implem

Stamp Of Authority

John Howard's strong nerve in the gun debate has boosted his standing while Tim Fischer's loyalty has brought him trouble, writes Michelle Grattan. JOHN HOWARD and the Queensland Nationals have been anything but mates. In fact, he has extremely unpleasant memories of them. In 1987, the mad Joh-fo

Pm's Threat On Gun Control

Canberra. The Prime Minister, Mr John Howard, warned yesterday that the states could face a national referendum on gun control after 10 hours of talks failed to win backing from Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Mr Howard last night gave the dissenters until Tuesday to