Victoria to ban machete sales this week after gang brawl at shopping centre
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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan says the sale of machetes will be banned from Wednesday following a gang brawl at a shopping centre on Sunday.

The Victorian government will ban the sale of machetes from Wednesday after a gang brawl at a shopping centre.

Two males were arrested and another was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition after the incident at Northlands shopping centre.

  • DeceptichumOPMEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I don’t think there is much of an endgame beyond don’t give the opposition a chance to say you’re “weak on crime”. It won’t work or change much, but it’s the look of doing something that matters to the public.