Can someone own a gun in australia?

In Australia, gun politics are subject to rather different considerations and circumstances from gun politics in other countries. High levels of legitimate firearm use for hunting, the control of pests and feral animals, and target shooting, combined with relatively low levels of violent crime have kept levels of Government concern regarding civilian firearm ownership historically low. However, in the last two decades, following several notorious mass killings, both State and Federal Governments have enacted increasingly restrictive firearms legislation.