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Latest Releases

Greens Gun Farce Shows Community More Concerned by Drugs

Senate Gun Inquiry Chair an Embarrassment to Parliament

No Justice in Call to Ban Legal Guns

'National' Firearms Registry Already Costing Big Money

Study Shows More Guns, Less Crime

Government Actions Responsible for Criminals Getting Guns

Gun Registration a Billion Dollar Failure

Brown's Gun Ban Call Shameful Opportunism

Mass Shootings: Australian Gun Bans Not the Answer

Parliament Focus on List of Guns Fails to Protect Women

Canadian Women Say End Gun Registry

Suicide and Domestic Violence: Making the Links

New Study: Gun Laws Did Not Affect QLD Suicides

Animal Rights Lobby Admit Not Caring About Duck Numbers

Gun Numbers Up, Crime Down

Ducking the Truth

Animal Rights Get It Wrong on Ducks

Environment Minister Acknowledges Value of Hunting

Duck Season the Right Decision: Victoria

Legal Gun Ownership Up, Gun Misuse Down

Kids and Guns: Time to Tell the Truth

Gun Law Study Shows Way Forward for Policy

Petition to House: Hunting Vital for Communities and Conservation (related link: Minister's response)

World Suicide Prevention Day: Time to Get Talking

Study: Australia's Gun Laws Had No Tangible Effect

A Golden Example for Women

New Research: Canadian Gun Laws Did Not Impact on Suicide

'Wild WiSHes': Art Competition Launched

Gun Law Research Agrees: 1996 Bans Missed the Mark

Study: Suicide Prevention On Target in Australia

Women's Day 2008: Celebrating Our Achievements

Gun Prohibitionists Go Off Half Cocked - Again

Anti-gun Lobby Admits Laws Are No Solution to Violence

PNG PM's Stance Against Family Violence Welcomed

Violence: Look for Solutions, Not Political Points

An Open Letter to the Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Opposition

Research: Social Equality More Effective Than Gun Laws

Anti-Gun Lobby Admit Aim is Total Prohibition

Gun Prohibition Reaction to US Shooting Reveals Fringe Element

Petition to House: Sporting Shooters Deserve Equal Opportunities

Research: Suicides May Be Higher Than Thought

New South Wales Greens MP Insults Women

Increase in Female Homicide Victims a Worrying Finding

Petition to Senate: Base Gun Laws on Facts

Gun Prohibitionists' Flawed Position Revealed

Call for Restraint After Melbourne Shooting

74 Percent of No Mass Shootings: Anti-gun Lobby Must Explain

More Gun Bans, More of the Same

Gun Ban Call Puts Headlines Ahead of Heart

Domestic Violence: Men Are 'Part of the Solution'

New Government Study Confirms Low Rate of Gun Theft

International Women's Day: A Chance to Tidy Our Own Backyards

Valentine's Day Shooting Raises Questions About "Tough Laws"

Gun Prohibitionists Admit Buyback Failure

Domestic Homicide Down, Social Interventions Highlighted

Gun Prohibitionists Accept Baker and McPhedran Results

Anti-gun Lobbyists' Mass Shooting Mass Confusion!

Gun Prohibitionists Admit Tough Laws Did Not Affect Murder Rates

Lack of Resources Contributes to Domestic Violence Deaths

Gun Study Response Overwhelmingly Positive

Study: Gun Laws Fail to Improve Safety

Handgun Ban or Helping Police - a Simple Choice

Canadian Government Gun Law Response 'Appropriate'

Gun Crime Still a Problem Despite Tough Laws

Over One Million Australians Experience Violence

Women in Sport - Time To Be Heard!

Lobbyists Sending UN Conference Off Target

Gun Registry a Testimony to Wasted Opportunities

Greens MP Turns Her Back on Social Policy

Beazley on Target: No Need for More Gun Laws

Gun Control Reject Social Responsibility

Port Arthur - A Time for Respect and Tributes

No Ruffled Feathers at Duck Season Opening

Suicide Prevention Efforts Paying Off - More Can Be Done

Remembering Women Who Have Little to Celebrate

Conservation Goes Beyond Partisan Politics

Firearms Suicide in New Zealand

NZ Greens Disappoint on Gun Safety

Gun Prohibitionists Advocating a Culture of Neglect

Cheney a World Away from Australian Forests

Gun Control Admit Gun Crime "Not That Common"

Arms Control Letting Thousands Die

Humanitarian Crisis of Horrific Proportions

Disappointing reversal from Canadian gun prohibitionists

A Display of Honesty by Gun Control Canada

Proposed Canadian Gun Ban an Expensive Exercise in Futility

Uncontrolled Cull or Responsible Harvest? Vic. Duck Season

The Threat Comes from Extremists, Not Duck Hunters

Hunting Feral Animals in State Forests: A Step Forward for Conservation

Gun Laws Fail to Protect Women

Women and Children First: NSW and Domestic Violence

Brazilians Deserve Better

Gun Control's Mistaken State of Affairs

Gun Registry Cannot 'Solve' Domestic Violence

WiSH in the news

Since our inception, WiSH has appeared in numerous editorial pages, radio interviews, and news stories.  Follow the links below for selected feature articles and interviews:

Firearms: A Feminist Issue (Sun-Herald December 21 2008)

Australia's Gun Laws: Little Effect (Time Magazine May 01 2008)

Aiming for Sustainability (Mercury January 10 2008)

Kids and Guns: Time for Commonsense Action (ABC Opinion September 21 2007)

Suicide Numbers Under-Counted (From the news.com.au network September 10 2007)

Green MP's Gun Comments Insulting to Women (IBN News August 23 2007)

Gun Control - Law Report (ABC Radio National Oct 31 2006)

Buyback Has No Effect on Murder Rate (Sydney Morning Herald Oct 24 2006)

Buyback Has Not Cut Gun Violence: Study (From the news.com.au network Oct 23 2006)

Nation Stays Well Armed (The Australian Apr 04 2006)

Lobby Group Gives Women a Voice (Ballarat Courier Mar 11 2006)

Firearms Suicide in New Zealand  (scoop.co.nz Feb 23 2006)

Gun Owners Aim High (Herald Sun Oct 21 2005)