Victoria will introduce a ban today on selling machetes after a brawl at a shopping centre in Melbourne's north. Here's what we know.

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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 ...

The Victorian Government will ban machete sales within 48 hours in the wake of two “appalling” incidents on Sunday.

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.

Steve Price has responded to the machete sales ban proposed by Jacinta Allen after a brawl broke out at Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne.

A Victorian machete ban raises several questions, including whether there will be exemptions and what other states and territories are doing.

Possession of a prohibited item can result in penalties of two years imprisonment or a fine of more than $47,000. Victoria is the first state in Australia to outright ban machetes.