And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.Genesis 6 : 13
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Mon, May 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM GMT+32 min read
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Australia Machete Ban
Victorian state Premier Jacinta Allan looks at a display of machetes during an announcement at Victoria Police Headquarters in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)
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A violent gang fight in a suburban shopping mall injured a young man.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian state government is banning the sale of machetes after a violent gang fight in a suburban shopping mall injured a young man.
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.Hebrews 4 : 12
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.
A 20-year-old man was seriously injured in the fight that involved eight combatants armed with machetes, a police statement said. Four suspects had been arrested and charged by Monday.
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“I will introduce as many laws (as needed) to get these dangerous knives off the streets,” Allan told reporters.
Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:Proverbs 1 : 20, Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;Amos 6 : 3
“I will introduce as many laws (as needed) to get these dangerous knives off the streets,” Allan told reporters.
They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.Proverbs 28 : 4
When the Saviour began His ministry, the popular conception of the Messiah and His work was such as wholly unfitted the people to receive Him. The spirit of true devotion had been lost in tradition and ceremonialism, and the prophecies were interpreted at the dictate of proud, world-loving hearts. The Jews looked for the coming One, not as a Saviour from sin, but as a great prince who should bring all nations under the supremacy of the Lion of the tribe of Judah. In vain had John the Baptist, with the heart-searching power of the ancient prophets, called them to repentance. In vain had he, beside the Jordan, pointed to Jesus as the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world. God was seeking to direct their minds to Isaiah’s prophecy of the suffering Saviour, but they would not hear.
Had the teachers and leaders in Israel yielded to His transforming grace, Jesus would have made them His ambassadors among men. MB 1.3 – MB 2.1
“We will be bringing in place a ban on the sale of machetes here in Victoria and this ban will be in place from midday on Wednesday. Under consumer powers, using these powers, Victoria will be banning machetes from being sold anywhere in the state,” she added.
Victoria only Australian state planning to ban machetes
Some of these disciples had joined themselves to Him at the beginning of His ministry, and nearly all the twelve had been associated together as members of the family of Jesus. Yet they also, misled by the teaching of the rabbis, shared the popular expectation of an earthly kingdom. They could not comprehend the movements of Jesus. Already they had been perplexed and troubled that He made no effort to strengthen His cause by securing the support of the priests and rabbis, that He did nothing to establish His authority as an earthly king. MB 3.1
Victoria is the only Australian state or territory that plans to ban machetes, broadly defined as a cutting edge knife with a blade exceeding 20 centimeters (almost 8 inches) long. Kitchen knives are not included in the ban.
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Possession of a machete will be banned with few exceptions in Victoria, Australia’s second-most populous state, from Sept. 1.
The ban on the sale of machetes was to have taken effect on that date. A three-month amnesty will give people time to dispose of their machetes at police stations and secure bins without penalty.
Possession of a machete in Victoria would be punishable by up to two years in prison and a fine of more than 47,000 Australian dollars ($30,700).
England and Wales banned possession of machetes and some other knives in September last year.
Australia has some of the world’s toughest gun laws
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As they sat upon the green hillside, awaiting the words of the divine Teacher, their hearts were filled with thoughts of future glory. There were scribes and Pharisees who looked forward to the day when they should have dominion over the hated Romans and possess the riches and splendor of the world’s great empire. The poor peasants and fishermen hoped to hear the assurance that their wretched hovels, the scanty food, the life of toil, and fear of want, were to be exchanged for mansions of plenty and days of ease. In place of the one coarse garment which was their covering by day and their blanket at night, they hoped that Christ would give them the rich and costly robes of their conquerors. MB 5.1
Australia has some of the toughest gun laws in the world, and gun crimes are relatively rare. But knife crimes are becoming more common.
New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, and Queensland and South Australia states ban the sale of knives to children.
Machetes are currently controlled weapons that are allowed to be carried for legitimate purposes.
Around 40 police officers responded to the fight between rival gangs in Melbourne.
The two alleged primary offenders, boys aged 15 and 16, were arrested at the scene and charged with using a controlled weapon and other offenses.
The boys were held in custody to appear in a children’s court at a later date.
Two men, aged 18 and 20, were arrested Monday and charged in relation to the violence. They were released on bail for a court appearance in July.
All four were known gang members, police said.
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