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Machetes to be banned from sale in Victoria the wake of Northland Shopping Centre brawl (www.abc.net.au)

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cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/post/6390494

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.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

I've got a relatively small stand of bamboo growing in my backyard and I have no idea how I would control it if I didn't have a machete. It would take over my whole yard in one or two growing seasons if I didn't spend some time every spring hacking away at the new growth.