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Port Arthur 30th anniversary: looking back at Australia's deadliest mass shooting 7NEWS (2026)
Martin Bryant carried out the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, killing 35 people in Australia’s deadliest mass shooting and changing the nation forever. The attack at the historic Tasmanian tourist site shocked Australia and the world as survivors, emergency crews and police confronted scenes of unimaginable violence. The massacre would ultimately lead to sweeping gun law reforms and remain one of the darkest events in Australian history.