STAFFWRITERS THE state government has used extraordinary powers to totally ban the sale of machetes. Machete sale bans came [ ...

Wild footage of a teenager being slashed by a man armed with a machete at a Melbourne petrol station has been released.

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Following a shopping centre brawl in Melbourne at the weekend, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan announced the state will ban the sale of all machetes from Wednesday.

A fight involving machetes at a Melbourne shopping centre has prompted an Australian state to fast-track the country's first-ever ban on the weapon's sale. The ban - to start in Victoria this ...

Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan announced Monday the ban on the sale of large knives would take effect Wednesday after machete-wielding gang members clashed at a Melbourne mall on Sunday afternoon.

The Allan government discussed using consumer laws to stop retailers selling machetes but decided against it until the Northland brawl forced its hand.

Here's what we know about the ban. The state government says a machete is a large broad-bladed cutting knife. Kitchen knives are not part of this definition. The government has released images of ...

Six of the seven were allegedly out on bail at the time. The new measure to ban machete sales fast-tracked a partial implementation of a plan that the state announced in March, which in turn was ...

Dr Samara McPhedran does not does not work for, consult to, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that might benefit from this article. Following a shopping centre ...

Australian State Plans to Ban the Sale of Machetes Following Violent Gang Fight MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian state government is banning the sale of machetes after a violent gang ...

This is Australia’s first machete ban, and we agree with police that it must be done once and done right. It took the UK (United Kingdom) 18 months – we can do it in six. Lawmaking should ...