Parents of police killed in Wieambilla urge gun buyback as Queensland set to reject federal scheme

Families call for end to political bickering' amid concerns the state LNP will not back proposed program

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The parents of police murdered in a 2022 ambush in western Queensland have thrown their support behind the federal government's proposed gun buyback scheme in the wake of the Bondi beach terror attack.

The Guardian understands that the state LNP government decided not to support the buyback program at a marathon cabinet meeting on Monday.