The gel blaster industry is booming in Queensland, with 15 related businesses opening in the past three months, and huge sales for some. Jack McKay STATE POLITICAL REPORTER less than 2 min read ...

Police have shot six people wielding gel blasters in Queensland in the past six years. It's become a national problem — they look identical to handguns, shotguns, and rifles, making it hard even ...

As of Thursday, SA gel blaster owners will need to be over 18, hold a licence and have the fake weapon registered, under new rules governing the imitation firearm. The changes, announced by SA ...

Retailer Daniel Hennessy holds gel balls used in blasters for skirmish-style games at this Brisbane shop. (ABC News: Dea Clark)One of the sports newest recruits is 10-year-old Rebecca Reid.

The gel blaster industry has fired up and expanded since the leisure activity was regulated, according to the state government, with new stores and centres popping up across the state. Read Today ...

The gel blaster industry has fired up and expanded since the leisure activity was regulated, according to the state government, with new stores and centres popping up across the state.

In December 2018, replica rifle gel blasters used to fire upon people in a Townsville park resulted in two men being charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and dangerous conduct with a weapon.

South Australia has joined almost every other Australian jurisdiction — except Queensland — in making ownership of gel blasters illegal without a licence.