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Melissa Meehan

Machete sale ban to 'choke the supply' of deadly weapon

A ban on selling machetes will run until new laws prohibiting them come into effect in September. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

A wild brawl between machete-wielding gang members at a shopping centre has been the catalyst for an almost immediate Australian-first interim ban on the sale of machetes across one state.

VICTORIA FAST-TRACKS BAN ON MACHETE SALES:

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