To you Australian neighbours, take a look at the SENSIBLE approach of our regulations here in New Zealand. Check GOOGLE for our Arms Regulations. We have a VERY STRONG lobby group in COLFO (Coalition of Licenced Firearms Owners), and strong government representation from individual shooting and collecting organisations within the country. Also if you have access to your local politician, it would do no harm to establish his/her thinking on weapons ownership and place your vote accordingly. There are plenty of ways to "encourage" the government of the day!
If you do not belong to a collecting/arms group, then join one NOW as it is not too late YET for you to get some action underway! There is strength in numbers!!
The above in NZ also applies to edged weapons and their ownership and importation.
Stuart