An Australian-first machete ban may be ineffective in stemming the tide of knife crime, with thugs likely to ignore it or turn to substitute weapons. The Victorian government will move laws in ...

Premier Jacinta Allan this week buckled to community pressure over rising crime in Victoria by announcing the nation's "first-ever machete ban". However, it will not be until September 1 that ...

Online retail outlet Amazon said Tuesday it has halted all shipments of machetes and other long-bladed weapons to Manitoba addresses. The move came after the Manitoba government enacted new rules ...

New tests targeting repeat offenders, fresh offences for breaching bail conditions and a machete ban are part of a new law reform package. The Victorian government is introducing the reforms in an ...

The 20-year-old man pointed what appeared to be a firearm at a neighbor who attempted to intervene, according to police, and the 17-year-old girl made threats with a machete toward neighbors.

Officers arrived to find the machete dumped on a trash can outside and used witness accounts, surveillance footage, and Hutton’s driver’s license to confirm his identity. Hutton was involved in a ...

A “cowardly and barbaric” father and son attacked a neighbour with a machete and a knife in a row about parking on their road, leaving their victim unable to lift a tea cup. George Ripley Snr ...

A machete ban across Victoria will feature in a reform package designed to crack down on crime, the ABC understands. The state government will make the move in response to increased community ...

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Momentum is forming behind a statewide machete ban after another high-profile youth crime attack disrupted a popular family-friendly festival. A wild brawl broke out between two groups of youths ...

As the Allan Government are looking to outlaw machetes in Victoria, large machetes have been found being sold at the Laverton Market. 3AW Caller Shelly “froze” when she saw the machetes at the ...

Under the ban an amnesty would be introduced ahead of the prohibition of both the sale and possession of machetes. Senior government sources said the ban was listed to be discussed at last week ...