Teen Injured in Machete Attack Just Weeks After Victoria Fast-Tracks Weapon Sales Ban

Teen Injured in Machete Attack Just Weeks After Victoria Fast-Tracks Weapon Sales Ban

A teenager has been stabbed at a petrol station in Victoria after allegedly being attacked by two men carrying machetes. The incident comes just weeks after the Victorian Labor government fast-tracked a ban on the sale of machetes in retail stores. Victorian Police confirmed to The Epoch Times that Mill Park Divisional Response Unit officers were investigating the incident at Doreen in Melbourne on June 8.   “A man was attempting to refuel his c…

Machete ban sweeps Victoria

STAFFWRITERS   THE state government has used extraordinary powers to totally ban the sale of machetes. Machete sale bans came into effect Wednesday, May 28. Premier Jacinta Allan joined Minister for Police, Anthony Carbines and Minister for Consumer Affairs, Nick Staikos to announce the unprecedented ban on machete sales. The dangerous knives are coming off retail shelves now to dry up the machete market ahead of a legislated ban on machete poss…