Walter Mikac AM has been honoured in Parliament on Thursday for the role he played in the introduction of gun reform in Australia following the Port Arthur massacre in 1996.
Mr Mikac sent a letter to then prime minister John Howard urging for gun reform, after the loss of his wife and two children in the incident.
“The reforms that were passed have seen the death rate from firearms in this country halve since 1996,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.“We pay tribute to you today, and we honour you today.”
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