The Australian government has announced plans for a national gun buyback following last week's mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney. The scheme is expected to take hundreds of thousands of weapons out of circulation, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday.

The Bondi Beach shooting left at least 15 people dead, and more than two dozen injured. The attackers, who allegedly pledged allegiance to the terrorist group Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), targeted a Hanukkah celebration organized by the local Jewish community.

Police said one of the shooters had held a firearms license and legally owned six registered guns, all of which were recovered from the scene.

Albanese has made domestic gun policy a central focus of the government's response. On Monday, Australia's state and territory leaders agreed to pursue tougher national firearms rules.