The new restrictions will only apply to handgun ammunition because issues over long arm ammunition are still being ironed out.
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The new restrictions will only apply to handgun ammunition because issues over long arm ammunition are still being ironed out.
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The tweet was later deleted.
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The first Newspoll of 2013 has shown Julia Gillard (L) leading Tony Abbott 45-33 as preferred PM.
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Tony Abbott says former PM Kevin Rudd (pic) is resigned to being "on the outer" in the Labor party.
Dubai PM to re-examine Aussie detentions
Dubai's leader has agreed to look into the case of two Australian businessmen who have been languishing in his country for more than four years.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard personally contacted United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum this week to raise the case of Matthew Joyce and Marcus Lee.
Mr Joyce and Mr Lee were arrested on bribery charges in January 2009 based on discredited allegations by Gold Coast property developer Sunland.
The charges were dismissed in the Victorian Supreme Court last year but the pair still face a lengthy prison term if a Dubai court finds them guilty.
Foreign Minister Bob Carr says Ms Gillard pressed their case very strongly. But he indicated the Dubai leader's response was non-committal.
"He said that the courts are independent of the government but undertook to look at the matters the prime minister raised, including delays in the case," he told reporters in Canberra on Thursday.
Senator Carr says the government is working hard to ensure the UAE is aware of the Victorian judgement.
Sunland is appealing the Victorian ruling.
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