Notable mass shootings in Australia include the 1987 Hoddle Street massacre in Hoddle Street , Clifton Hill , Melbourne and the 1996 Port Arthur Massacre in Port Arthur , Tasmania . There were 13 mass shootings with five or more deaths between 1979 and 1996 , and depending on definition between 3 and 9 , following stricter gun control laws
Hoddle Street massacre
Hoddle Street massacre
Mass shooting