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State premier Jacinta Allan announces sale of the weapons will be prohibited from Wednesday, ahead of amnesty scheme in SeptemberAustralia news live: latest politics updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe sale of machetes will be banned in Victoria from Wednesday, after a clash involving the weapon between alleged rival groups forced Northland shopping centre into lockdown at the weekend.The premier, Jacinta Allan, on Monday announced the government will use extraordinary powers to fast-track the machete ban, which will remain in place until a permanent law takes effect on 1 September.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s

Police investigate double shooting on busy suburban street in Parramatta. Follow today’s news liveGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Elias Visontay here bringing you news updates from overnight and this morning.The New South Wales police minister, Yasmin Catley, is “horrified by the level of violence” seen on Sydney streets after a double shooting in the heart of Parramatta on Sunday evening. Officers were called to the incident at about 5.10pm, where they found two men with multiple gunshot wounds, near two others who were uninjured. The injured men were taken to hospital. Continue reading... Source link

Marilyn’s Mater Paddle, now in its second year, held at Balcarrick beach to raise funds for women’s cancer careAlmost 200 Marilyn Monroe lookalikes have made a splash by taking part in a themed charity swim at an Irish beach.Sporting retro swimsuits and blond wigs, swimmers dressed as the film star took the plunge at Balcarrick beach in Donabate, County Dublin, for Marilyn’s Mater Paddle. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/25/almost-200-marilyn-monroe-lookalikes-join-irish-charity-swim Author : Morgan Ofori Publish date : 2025-05-25 18:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Leslie O’Neal of Georgia pulled over college student who then spent more than two weeks in federal immigration jailA Georgia police officer has resigned from his job after erroneously pulling over a teenager, causing her to spend more than two weeks in a federal immigration jail, and leaving her facing deportation.The officer, Leslie O’Neal, was employed at the police department in Dalton, a small city more than an hour north of Atlanta. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/25/georgia-police-officer-resigns-arrest-undocumented-student Author : José Olivares Publish date : 2025-05-25 16:30:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.