Media Releases Confusion and Concern Over NT Firearms “Self-Check” Requirement. Licensed shooters in the Top End are confused over an order issued by the NT Police that requires every licensed gun owner to ... By Keith Drain2 April 2025
News Desk SIFA Industry Issues Brief – Q1 2025 Federal Government and National Issues SIFA Rejects Misleading Gun Control Australia Report Gun Control Australia (GCA) and the Australia Institute have released a ... By Keith Drain18 March 2025
News Desk Tasmania Police’s Mental Health Proposals Slammed by Experts Tasmania’s draft firearms licence application, which includes a range of invasive, irrelevant, and counterproductive questions about an applicant’s physical and mental health, has ... By Keith Drain26 February 2025
Media Releases Clive Pugh Elected as SIFA Chair At the recent SIFA General Meeting held on 14 February 2025, Clive Pugh, Managing Director of Winchester Australia, was elected as the new ... By Keith Drain25 February 2025
News Desk SIFA’s Regulator Performance Survey Launches March 3rd. On March 3rd we will be launching the third annual regulator performance survey to industry. SIFA will again seek input from businesses within ... By Keith Drain18 February 2025
News Desk Preventable Tragedies and Knee-jerk Gun Laws On the first of February, findings from an internal West Australian Police investigation into the tragic Floreat murders in 2024 were released. The ... By Keith Drain10 February 2025
News Desk MEDIA RELEASE: SIFA SLAMS GUN CONTROL AUSTRALIA’S REPORT. Shooting Industry Foundation of Australia (SIFA) CEO James Walsh has called out the latest report (Gun control in Australia An update on firearms ... By Keith Drain30 January 2025
News Desk A Positive Result for Interstate Hunters Visiting Tasmania. SIFA is pleased to share the news that the Tasmanian Government has rectified an issue that prevented licenced firearm owners from outside Tasmania ... By Keith Drain14 January 2025
News Desk SIFA Calls for Urgent Action on Interstate Hunter Licensing Exemption in Tasmania The Shooting Industry Foundation of Australia (SIFA) has written to Tasmanian Minister for Police, Felix Ellis MP to highlight an issue arising from ... By Keith Drain7 January 2025
News Desk 2024 SIFA End of Year Wrap As 2024 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the milestones and achievements that have defined SIFA’s year. One of the ... By Keith Drain19 December 2024
