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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In this Wed. Dec. 5, 2012, photo, containers are unloaded from cargo ships at the Port of Los Angeles. Most economists agree that the snapshot of U.S. economic growth released Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2012, is going to look dismal. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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In this Wed. Dec. 5, 2012, photo, containers are unloaded from cargo ships at the Port of Los Angeles. The U.S. economy unexpectedly shrank from October through December, the first quarterly drop since 2009 and a reminder of the economy's vulnerability as automatic cuts in government spending loom. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, file photo, containers are unloaded from cargo ships at APM Terninals in the Port of Los Angeles. The U.S. economy unexpectedly shrank from October through December, the first quarterly drop since 2009 and a reminder of the economy's vulnerability as automatic cuts in government spending loom. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
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Clouds roil over the White House in Washington on the morning of Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, as Washington has less than 48 hours to avert the “fiscal cliff,” a series of tax increases and spending cuts set to take hold on Jan. 1. Republican and Democratic negotiators in the Senate were hoping to reach a deal to avoid going over the cliff on Sunday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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President Barack Obama gestures during a statement on the fiscal cliff negotiations with congressional leaders in the briefing room of the White House on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 in Washington. The negotiations are a last ditch effort to avoid across-the-board first of the year tax increases and deep spending cuts. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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President Barack Obama pauses during a statement on the fiscal cliff negotiations with congressional leaders in the briefing room of the White House on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 in Washington. The negotiations are a last ditch effort to avoid across-the-board first of the year tax increases and deep spending cuts. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Vic jobless rate goes up
The Victorian opposition has blamed a rise in the unemployment rate on a government failure to create jobs through major projects, but the government says the figures are volatile.
The state's unemployment rate has risen to 6.1 per cent, the highest in mainland Australia, compared to 5.6 per cent in December, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics data released on Thursday.
Opposition employment spokesman Tim Pallas said Victoria continues to remain at the bottom of the jobs pack on mainland Australia.
"This month alone there are over 30,000 additional Victorians out of work due largely to the Baillieu government's failures to generate employment through infrastructure projects and its cuts to the public service," Mr Pallas said in a statement.
"Victoria is coming to a standstill with thousands of construction jobs lost and thousands more at risk as big infrastructure jobs finish, with no future plans by the Baillieu government for major projects."
Premier Ted Baillieu said the monthly figures are volatile.
"In December the figures for Victoria show an increase of 14,000 jobs," he told parliament on Thursday.
Mr Baillieu said the Victorian economy is facing significant challenges including a high Australian dollar, the failure of the Commonwealth to change GST distribution, a rise in energy costs caused by the carbon tax and the federal government's failure to deal with an inquiry into construction costs.
Meanwhile, unemployment also rose to 6.1 per cent from 5.8 per cent in South Australia and to 7.8 per cent from 7.4 per cent in Tasmania.
The rate was unchanged at 5.1 per cent in the nation's most populous state, NSW.
The national jobless rate remained steady at 5.4 per cent.
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